Prayer for Dealing With a Loved One With Alzheimer's/Dementia

 

Prayer for Dealing with a Loved One with Alzheimer's/Dementia
Dear Lord, please grant me tolerance for _____'s confusion. I ask You Lord to forgive those that do not understand his/her irrationality and forgive me Lord when I can't understand it myself. Lord, give me the strength to take her/his hand and stay awhile and walk with me as I give _____ the very best of me that I have to give, just as she/he gave to me. Help me Lord to walk in the midst of the memories that their world has become. Please give me the strength to sit with them even though they seem unaware of my presence. Make me strong Lord in the days, months or years ahead when my strength and loving care may become harder to sustain (Isaiah 41:10). I know Lord that only you can get me through those days (Philippians 4:3). I pray Lord that when she/he will no longer recognize me let her/him know Lord that I am here to give them comfort even if they don't know who I am. Lord always give ______ a sense of being loved even though this relentless illness is trying to steal their feelings of love and companionship that so much want for them to feel. In all the unknowns of their life Lord, I know that you can somehow make your presence known which will bring comfort to them when nothing else can. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen