Is it right to pray for a desperately ill loved one?
Yes. Scripture invites believers to come before the throne of grace on behalf of a desperately ill loved one. Such prayer is legitimate, offered with thanksgiving, and God may answer yes, no, or maybe later. A specific example is given of a mother diagnosed with cancer who, after exploratory surgery, was found to have no cancer.
Les explains that prayer should not be frivolous or silly, nor waste time on superfluous things, but when you come into God's presence asking and petitioning with thanksgiving for legitimate things, you can expect a yes, a no, or a maybe later. He applies this directly to a desperately ill loved one: you have every right to come before the throne of grace on their behalf. God may answer yes, as with a lady's mother diagnosed with cancer who after exploratory surgery had no cancer, an immediate yes. God may choose to leave the cancer, which would be no, or say be patient and make her better later. The same applies to any other request.