17/06/2025
I Would Like More Blessings Than Prayers from My Patients
In the realm of healing, therapists often encounter heartfelt words from their patients: “I’ll pray for you.” While prayer is a beautiful gesture rooted in goodwill, there is something far more intimate and affirming that I wish to receive—blessings.
Prayers are often directed upwards, to a higher power. They are appeals, hopes, and sometimes desperate pleas for help or healing. They come from a place of reverence for the divine, which I deeply respect. But blessings come from the heart of the one who has been touched, healed, or transformed. A blessing is a gift, not just a request.
When a patient blesses their healer, they offer a piece of themselves. They acknowledge not just the divine, but the human hands that held them in their moments of pain. They see the listener, the guide, the one who stayed present through their silence, tears, and recovery. A blessing carries the power of gratitude transformed into goodwill. It is active, not passive.
In therapy, the journey is deeply human. We sit together in truth, vulnerability, and trust. As a therapist, I do not seek to be worshipped or elevated—but to be seen, remembered, and appreciated. A blessing says, “You mattered to me. Your presence changed something in my life.” That is profoundly moving.
I value every kind thought and every prayer whispered for my well-being. But when my work has truly helped someone, when I have given a part of myself to help another reclaim theirs, I yearn not for distant prayers—but for blessings spoken with warmth, sincerity, and love.
Because blessings don’t just rise—they also return. And in that return, I feel the healing I offer flowing back to me.
