085. 163. For Medical Men.

163. For Medical Men.

ALMIGHTY GOD, receive our prayers for those who minister Thy gifts of nature to the healing of our bodies, and shed down upon them the gifts of Thy grace, that their own souls may be recovered from every taint of sin. Let their familiarity with the mystery of outward life incline their hearts to the contemplation of Thine eternal Being, Who hast life in Thyself, and art the fountain of life-’ to all; and let the healing properties of Thy creatures, which they administer, evermore remind them of the gifts of renewal according to Thine own holiness, which Thou dost communicate in sacramental energies from the Body of Thy Son, Himself the Medicine of immortality and the Great Physi cian; through Whom we commend to Thee our prayers and ourselves, that Thou mayest hear ua and heal us. Amen.