Prayer for Mental Health Awareness
God who understands our suffering, for those battling mental illness— The depression that steals joy. The anxiety that steals peace. The trauma that steals safety....
This is prayers on mental health and compassion, drawing on Psalm 34:18, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and Matthew 11:28.
God who understands our suffering, for those battling mental illness— The depression that steals joy. The anxiety that steals peace. The trauma that steals safety. Be near. Forgive the church for stigmatizing mental health, for offering platitudes instead of presence, for suggesting faith should be enough. Faith is essential. But so is therapy. So is medication. So is community. Help us hold all of it together— spiritual and medical, prayer and treatment, faith and science.…
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