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Forgiveness & Guidance

Dear God, I don’t remember when I last spoke to you. I was young…Dad still preached your word and the world wasn’t so grey. Things were black and white then…right or wrong. I find myself lost and in need of guidance. And while I feel selfish for being so asking in my first prayer in…

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He Took Advantage

Dear God, Forgive me, for I have been a tragically naive person and I have sinned. Some time ago, I started seeing a young man who is very ambitious, successful and handsome. I did this against the advice of several mutual acquaintances, who told me that he was not the person he seemed. I chose…

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Prayer for Love

Dear God, First of all, I want to say thank you for all the blessings I receive everyday. I’ve been blessed with a wonderful family, great friends, and my career. They say we can’t have everything. The only thing that is missing in my life is a man who would love me unconditionally. I recently…

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Everything Happens For a Reason

Dear God, I’m lost and don’t know what to do. I believe that everything happens for a reason. I also believe that where we are in life is exactly where You want us to be at that moment. Nineteen years ago You brought me to a job at a Catholic institution. I love being here,…

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Burned into Our Family

Dear God, Tonight we had another fight. I saw something no child should ever have to see their parent do. I want to erase the images from my mind. I want to repair everything that has been broken. I wish I wasn’t sitting here as the night approaches morning, crying and wanting to restart, refresh. I want…

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Directionless & Depressed

Many things have happened to my family in the last year or so. From breast cancer to loss of jobs. We have one child left in the house and are probably going to lose the house due to not being able to find a job that pays more than unemployment. I did not know how…

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A Prayer of Guidance

Dear God, This will be the first time again, God, after quite some time that I will be focusing on you once again— just you, with no worries and other things bewildering my train of thoughts. I missed you, Lord— so much. It’s just lately, I’ve been buried under all these pressure and stress that…

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Help This Community

Dear God, In our small community, there is a man that has achieved great psychic abilities. Unfortunately, he does not have you in his heart and he has used these gifts for ill means. He has misinterpreted these gifts given to him as being of equal power to you, Lord. He even brags that he…

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