Keeping prayer and promised outcomes distinct

Traditional accounts may connect the hymn with recovery from illness or other extraordinary experiences. Such accounts belong to devotional remembrance. They should not be converted into a guarantee that a reader will experience the same result, or into advice to replace medical care.

A reader can approach the work as a prayer for refuge and grace, while continuing to seek appropriate human help where needed. The app’s role is to make the text, its context and its meanings accessible, leaving room for the reader’s own thoughtful practice.