Journal of Christian Healing, V4-2, 1982

How to Pray with Someone Who Is Terminally Ill
By Fr. James Wheeler, S.J.

Contents:

• Death

• To pray effectively with the dying, we must live in the grace of hope

• The Miracle Stage

• The faith that surrenders to the deep will of God, can wish to live for unselfish reasons

• The faith that abandons oneself to the providence of God can face death with
  a supreme hope

• Bargaining and Letting Go

• Anger

• If a dying person enters with Jesus into the gift of giving his life with Jesus for others, there is a tremendous power of love and grace released

• Depression

• When the dying person is close to death, ask each person surrounding the bed and each person who is emotionally close, to surrender the dying person to the Lord

• Choosing and Acceptance