Saints LightPrayer for Those Who Have Hurt Me
A prayer for the slow work of forgiveness, which the Lord asks of us in the Our Father; forgiving is a choice of the will, not a feeling, and it does not mean excusing the wrong or staying in danger; written for this app. Pray it whenever an old hurt comes back to mind.
The prayer
Lord Jesus, you forgave from the cross the men who nailed you there. You know how I have been hurt, and you know how hard it is for me to let it go.
I bring you [name]. I do not ask you to pretend the wrong did not happen. I ask you to heal the wound it left in me, and to free me from the anger I keep carrying. I choose, as best I can today, to forgive. Where my heart is not ready, make it ready.
Bless the one who hurt me. Bring them whatever good they need, and lead us both to your mercy. Amen.
Pray it this week
Pray this once a day this week for one person who has hurt you, even if you can only mean the first sentence.
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