A Prayer for Help in Time of Trouble

Lord, don't be angry and rebuke me!

Don't punish me in your anger!

I am worn out, O Lord; have pity on me!

Give me strength; I am completely exhausted and my whole being is deeply troubled.

How long, O Lord, will you wait to help me?

Come and save me, Lord; in your mercy rescue me from death.

In the world of the dead you are not remembered; no one can praise you there.

I am worn out with grief; every night my bed is damp from my weeping; my pillow is soaked with tears.

I can hardly see; my eyes are so swollen

from the weeping caused by my enemies.

Keep away from me, you evil people!

The Lord hears my weeping; he listens to my cry for help and will answer my prayer.

My enemies will know the bitter shame of defeat; in sudden confusion they will be driven away.

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Prayer for the broken hearted

God, you care deeply for broken-hearted people.  This is a promise you make: You are close.  We pray for all those who are crippled by broken relationships.  Our hearts take the blow of disappointment.  We feel crushed because our hopes are dashed.  God, heal broken hearts.  We cannot fix our own wounds.  But you can.  If pieces of our heart have been lost, or are held captive by another, recover them and bring them back to us and miraculously “put us back together” so that our heart is whole again.  You are a mender of broken hearts.  We ask for this miracle, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Bullying Prayer 2

God the father and mother of us all, beyond our highest thoughts and deepest knowledge, who has given us the gift of language that we may communicate with one another and talk of every aspect of your created world, direct our minds and our lips that in all our dealings with others our words may be fair, so that we cause no hurt, and let our actions reflect the kindness of our words. Amen

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Bullying Prayer 1

Dear Lord, we know that you have given us the freedom to choose,
We can choose whether to treat others with kindness and respect or to scorn, bully and abuse them.
Help us to choose rightly.
Help us to recognize the divine image in each one of us, however different we may be as individuals.
Help us to resist the pressures of others who want us to join them in making someone a victim of their cruelty.
Help us to know that in hurting others we are harming our better selves and hurting you. Amen.

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Daily Prayer for husband and wife

O God, we want to live our life together with you and always to continue it with you. Help us never to hurt and never to grieve each other. Help us to share all our works, all our hopes, all our dreams, all our successes, all our failures, all our joys and all our sorrows. Help us to have no secrets from each other so that we may be truly one. Keep us always true to each other, and grant that all the years ahead may draw us ever closer to each other. Grant that nothing may ever come between us and nothing may ever make us ever drift apart. And as we live with each other, help us to live with you, so that our love may grow perfect in your love, for you are the God whose name is love. This we ask for your love’s sake. Amen

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Prayer when heartbroken

Lord, I offer to You my heart that is hurting.
At the cross, Your heart was broken and bruised, too.
You know what I am going through and the pain I am feeling.

Your Word says that " the Lord is near to the brokenhearted,
and saves the crushed in spirit. It also says, " He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds."

I ask for Your healing grace to mend my broken heart.
Take away any bitterness and anger inside of me.
I accept Your love.
Show me the path back to wholeness. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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OFW Prayer

Dear Lord, source of hope and our way to salvation

Guide them as they travel.

Lead them on the right path,

And never let them depart from You.

Grant them a safe journey from the home they leave behind

To their respective destinations:

May they find true and honest friends,

May they encounter caring and gracious employers,

May they have decent and rewarding jobs,

May they have a peaceful stay,

May their sacrifices bear good and lasting fruits.

Watch over them and always lead them safely back home:

Keep them away from any harm and danger,

Spare them from sickness and accident,

Protect them from embarrassment and humiliation,

And deliver them from scandal and shame.

Stay by their side and always remind them of their true home:

As pilgrims, we are just passing in this world,

As Your creatures, we must return to You,

As Your servants, we must lead others to Heaven.

Watch over O Lord, those whom they leave behind;

Let their homes be always safe,

Let their children be always secured and responsible,

Let their love remain always faithful,

And let what they earn be spent for good.

Watch over us as we are away from one another.

With your grace and blessing, may we see each other again:

To enjoy once more each others company,

To hear and listen to our own life-stories,

And more than ever, to accompany one another

On the road that leads back to You.

Lord, please lead them safely back home. AMEN.

BY BISHOP RUPERTO C. SANTOS

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