Binding & loosening & power & authority, are all covered in the Gospels & Epistles. People of simple faith but strong faith often have strong prayers because the Lord likes those of single mindedness like children. Children have strong faith.
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Now the form of the OP's prayer was wrong because it addressed the wrong party. We don't attempt to control other people with prayers particularly when they approach manipulation. She should have worded it something like:
"Dear Lord Jesus Christ, please bind the spirit of calumny that seems to have overtaken my friends. Lord, the enemy hurts us so many times. The enemy attacks us physically, mentally, socially, legally, spiritually, professionally, psychologically, interpersonally and in ways we don’t even realize. He is hurting me Lord, hurting my loved ones, those around me, my relationships and my possessions at every turn. So often I don’t even recognize his works until damage is done. I am in pain Lord in more ways than I am able to put into words. The enemy is relentless and I am so very tired.
I cry out to you oh Lord. I cry out to you with my voice, my heart, my soul, my spirit, with every muscle and tendon and all of my being cries out to you. Through every pain,
every emotion and every unhealed hurt and with every tear I cry out to you. I cry out to you with all my strength and yearning aching for forgiveness and mercy. Save me from this evil Lord. Deliver me from their midst. Take them away from me and grant me peace if it be your Divine Will."
To some people, far removed from ethics and morals prevalent in the world today, value their reputation. In fact it is all they own. To them personal chastity means very much. In the parish I live in 11 women committed suicide after being raped in the last time the Union moved through the parish I live in.
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Personal loss, grief, vary in intensity greatly from culture to culture, sub culture to sub culture. The OP values their reputation. This is a healthy pride. During the 1950s communists took over a small village that was Catholic. They gathered the head of each family and made them cut brushes and small trees until they built a corral about 8 feet high with one opening. They let the cuttings dry for about 3 days. On the third day they gathered the heads of the families of this village and drove them into this corral. The communists then placed a Crucifix lying on the ground. It was so that if one left the corral they had to walk over crucifix. Then the dry brush was set on fire. Not one man left the corral. They all died for Christ rather than deny Him by walking over the cross.
I remember reading about their canonization during the 1970's. During the 80's I met the son of one of these martyrs. Despite being in his 80's he rode his bike if he had to for daily Mass.
Love covers a multitude of sin. I have an admiration for the pride of their reputation of the OP.
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