First, thanks to all of you who have been praying for Marianne, our parish's secretary and chief organist - please don't stop!
Second, Marianne is doing better and looks MUCH better. She's in the step-down unit from ICU. Her color is much better, and the ventilator is gone. She's just beginning to be able to talk, but it still takes a lot of effort. Coughing still looks very painful for her. No food yet, but she says she hasn't really wanted it up till now.
"O Lord, look down from heaven: behold, visit, and relieve Your servant, Marianne, for whom we pray..."
Pr. Weedon,
ReplyDeleteI am very happy to hear of the recovery. Could you give me some advice or direction on annointing of the ill? I noticed that you did that for Marianne, but that is not something taught at the seminary and my Vicarage supervisor did not do this. It sounds like a really nice and meaningful thing.
Jim,
ReplyDeleteI just used the rite as printed in the Lutheran Service Book Agenda. You'll see that in visiting the sick, anointing is an option. A bit of a wordy option, but an option still.
Pax!