When Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever; he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.  That evening they brought to him many who were possessed with demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were sick.  This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases."

In this case neither Peter nor his mother-in-law asked for her healing.  Jesus saw she was sick and healed her.  By this we see that Jesus maintains us in our health - body and soul - even when we do not ask him.

When we are healed we must "get up and serve the Lord" in whatever capacity is given to us.  Even when we are maintained in health, Christians live to serve the Lord, not themselves.

The gift of a new day is a symbolic healing of the darkness of sin through the light of Christ's resurrection.  A good way to start the day therefore is to pray "you have healed me this new day Lord.  Show me how to serve you today."  Some listen, like Mary, others are more active like Martha.  Some are called to preach, others to teach, some console, some bear silent witness to the afterlife through their lifestyle, and still others are called to suffer and be united to Christ's passion.

Either a Christian's life will be a daily search for how to serve - more - to serve itself, or it will dry up and become meaningless, sinking into the despair of self-fulfillment.  We were created to serve, we are healed to serve.  Our hope comes from serving.  (see also Psalm 116.16)