PRAYER FOR INNER HEALING
Lord Jesus, You came to heal our wounded and troubled hearts. I beg You to heal the torments that cause anxiety in my heart; I beg You, in a particular way, to heal all who are the cause of sin. I beg You to come into my life and heal me of the psychological harms that struck me in my early years and formed the injuries that they caused throughout my life.
Lord Jesus, You know my burdens. I lay them all on Your Good Shepherd’s Heart. I beseech You – by the merits of the great, open wound in Your heart – to heal the small wounds that are in mine. Heal the pain of my memories, so that nothing that has happened to me will cause me to remain in pain and anguish, filled with anxiety.
I place myself in your hands to do as You wish, because Your will be done, but yet I still ask:
Transform my shyness into an asset for Your kingdom.
Open my heart with love and generosity to minister to your people.
Give me the physical tools necessary to minister to Your people, or show me how to use what you’ve already given me.
Teach me to use my time, talent and treasure for You and your people.
Teach me how and when to improve myself without berating myself.
Teach me to tear down the walls I set up to protect myself from pain.
Teach me not to fear the pain that comes from loving.
Heal my shame over my past blunders, when they were mere blunders, and not sins.
Make me strong in the face of adversity.
Take away from me self-pity. Teach me to recognize it when it crops up, and guide me to the remedies I need to apply to combat it.
Give me the understanding to recognize the problems I can solve on my own, the problems I need help with to overcome, and who to ask for that help. Show me the proper remedies to apply to my problems, the patience and fortitude to see them through, and the humility and strength to carry my cross, no matter how my problems play out.
Restore in my life what the locusts of ignorance, sin, fear, and depression have eaten up.
Deliver me from sarcasm and eye rolling.
Teach me to control my temper.
Help me to forget my sins which have been forgiven, the way You forget, not for me to be prideful, but so I can move forward in Your grace.
Teach me to hold my loved ones with open hands, not clutching and grabbing for my own selfish wants, but to bless Your children.
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