Blessing Over Inflammatory Bowel Disease

I bless the gut’s immune tapestry, guardian of digestion and defense,

I align its truth-anchored flow of barrier, signal, and microbial grace,

I receive its sacred orchestration of tolerance and timely response,

By divine rhythm, let mucosal harmony and holy coherence dwell.

I bless the epithelial lining, single-cell fortress of nutrient passage,

May tight junctions hold fast in soul-rooted balance against intrusion.

I bless the mucus layer, silken veil of protection and microbial dialogue,

May its glycan emissaries nourish symbionts and clear harmful guests.

I bless the Paneth cells and their antimicrobial peptides,

To secrete defensins and lysozyme as measured waves of renewal.

I bless the innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) of the lamina propria,

May ILC3’s IL-22 become melody of repair, ILC1 and ILC2 notes of measured vigilance.

I bless the dendritic and macrophage sentinels beneath villus and crypt,

To present peptide truth with guiding light, inviting tolerance, not turmoil.

I bless the regulatory T cells (Tregs), stewards of self-tolerance,

May FOXP3’s wisdom quell Th17’s fire, restoring peace to inflamed terrain.

I bless the Th17 and Th1 warriors, once caught in dysregulated zeal,

May their IL-17 and IFN-γ transform to chorus of measured defense, not destruction.

I bless the microbiome’s vast congregation, symphony of bacteria and fungi,

May Bacteroides and Firmicutes find balanced coexistence with host in sacred accord.

I bless the tight junction breaches of Crohn’s skip lesions and UC’s continuous ulcer,

May each fissure close in gentle restoration, each erosion knit by grace.

I bless the pannus-like fibrosis of strictures, the risk of toxic megacolon,

May overgrowth yield to temperate remodeling, dilation to tempered resilience.

I bless the surge of TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, and the cascade of complement,

May these tides of inflammation recede to lull of renewal and calm.

I bless the cycles of flare and remission storm and stillness

May each tempest bring insight, each pause nurture deep restoration.

By divine rhythm, this gut shall find restored balance.

Through sacred intelligence, dysregulation shall yield to healing.

In embodied coherence, I bless and am blessed.

Amen.