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The Scripture says that “men ought always to pray, and not to faint” ( Luke 18:1 ); and if ever there is a time when they feel their need of prayer, it is when strength fails and life itself seems slipping from their grasp. Often those who are in health forget the wonderful mercies continued to them day by day, year after year, and they render no tribute of praise to God for His benefits. But when sickness comes, God is remembered. When human strength fails, men feel their need of divine help. And never does our merciful God turn from the soul that in sincerity seeks Him for help. He is our refuge in sickness as in health.

Human beings naturally turn to God for help in times of sickness and failing strength. This paragraph discusses human spiritual responses to health crises and divine mercy, representing a spiritual principle without empirical medical claims.

“Like as a father pitieth his children, So the Lord pitieth them that fear Him. For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.” Psalm 103:13, 14 .

God understands human frailty and shows compassion to those who revere Him. This paragraph consists entirely of a biblical quotation conveying divine compassion and understanding of human nature.

“Because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, [men] are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.” Psalm 107:17, 18 , A.R.V.

Affliction and physical suffering can result from human transgression and sin. This paragraph is a scriptural passage addressing moral transgression and consequent affliction in a spiritual context.

“Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, And He saveth them out of their distresses. He sendeth His word, and healeth them, And delivereth them from their destructions.” Verses 19, 20, R.V.

God hears the cries of those in distress and delivers them. This paragraph is a scriptural quotation highlighting divine deliverance and healing.