Prayers

A Prayer for Relationships and Forgiveness

Wounds between people don't heal easily. Even when you want to forgive, your heart may not follow. A prayer for relationships is not pressure to reconcile by force, but a plea for the hardened heart to be softened first.

The call to forgive as you have been forgiven is a heavy command and a deep comfort at once. Because there is a forgiveness you received first, you can take one step. The prayer and verses below slowly open the closed door of the heart.

Prayer

A Prayer to Forgive

God, there is someone I cannot let go of.

I want to forgive, but I confess my heart is still closed.

Let me remember the forgiveness I've received, and pass that same measure on to others. Amen.

A Prayer for a Friend

God, I pray for the one friend who came to mind today.

Watch over their day, and help me be a good friend to them. Amen.

A Prayer for a Relationship

God, I think of the one person weighing on my heart today.

Touch their heart, and give me the courage to take the first step toward them. Amen.

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