Prayer of Healing for the Church
Lord help our unbelief when it comes to having a sense of hopefulness for the possibility of healing for a broken church. Jesus we recognize that unless you come and heal our personal brokenness it will and does spill over into the church. We confess our need for healing in our own hearts and minds.
We recognize and acknowledge that your love reaches out to everyone, even our enemies. We give you thanks and praise for the reality that we were once your enemies too.
We remember your grace gripping us when we were yet sinners. In that same spirit we forgive those who've trespassed against us. We forgive the one who broke trust. We forgive the one who hurt us. We forgive the one who's come against us unjustly and unfairly.
With sadness and repentance we remember our own condition and the hurt it caused in our relationship with you, our Father in Heaven. We can imagine the hurt and sadness you must feel in our brokenness and sin.
Heal the memories of the hurts and the stings in your church. We pray for healing in our church communities and for ways forward together.
We confess again when we have sinned by words we have spoken and actions we have taken we have contributed to the brokenness in your church. Forgive us oh Lord.
Gracious God, help us to treat one another with respect and love, regardless of how our views differ. By your Spirit help us to see and to promote the spirit of healing and a forgiving heart in the face of brokenness and division in your church. By your spirit help us to help one another reflect the love of Jesus in our relationships.
Lead your church to the place of forgiveness we pray. Lead us to words of forgiveness. Speak to us your words of healing.
We ask all of this in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
We recognize and acknowledge that your love reaches out to everyone, even our enemies. We give you thanks and praise for the reality that we were once your enemies too.
We remember your grace gripping us when we were yet sinners. In that same spirit we forgive those who've trespassed against us. We forgive the one who broke trust. We forgive the one who hurt us. We forgive the one who's come against us unjustly and unfairly.
With sadness and repentance we remember our own condition and the hurt it caused in our relationship with you, our Father in Heaven. We can imagine the hurt and sadness you must feel in our brokenness and sin.
Heal the memories of the hurts and the stings in your church. We pray for healing in our church communities and for ways forward together.
We confess again when we have sinned by words we have spoken and actions we have taken we have contributed to the brokenness in your church. Forgive us oh Lord.
Gracious God, help us to treat one another with respect and love, regardless of how our views differ. By your Spirit help us to see and to promote the spirit of healing and a forgiving heart in the face of brokenness and division in your church. By your spirit help us to help one another reflect the love of Jesus in our relationships.
Lead your church to the place of forgiveness we pray. Lead us to words of forgiveness. Speak to us your words of healing.
We ask all of this in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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