A Prayer to Asclepius
Asclepius,
Father of Medicine,
Great god of healing!
Guide the hands of those who heal me,
Keep them from acting in error,
Keep all distractions from their minds,
May they treat me with skill and compassion.
Just as the serpent produces the venom,
So too does it produce the cure,
When treated with the skill and knowledge you bestow.
Look kindly upon me and all who work to ease my ailing,
I ask this of you,
Dear son of Apollo!















