Guided Prayer
One · Pause
Be still for a moment. Breathe in slowly, and out slowly — three times. There is no hurry here, and no one is watching.
Be still, and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10 · KJV
Two · Check in
What broke, and how recently? Give yourself permission to still hurt.
Three · Scripture · King James Version
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Psalm 34:18 · KJV
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
Psalm 147:3 · KJV
“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”
Psalm 73:26 · KJV
Four · Reflection
When your heart fails you, God becomes the strength of your heart. Healing is not forgetting; it is being carried while you mend.
Five · Pray this
God, my heart hurts. Be the strength of my heart and my portion when I feel emptied out. Bind up what is broken in me, and keep me from becoming hard. In Jesus' name, amen.
Six · Now in your own words
Tell God the part of this you have not said to anyone.
Seven · Private journal
What I lost, what I learned, and what I still hope for.
Eight · One practical step
Care for your body today — sleep, food, water — while your heart heals.
Before you go
You are not behind in healing. God is near to the broken-hearted.