"No Other"

I have no other helper than You, no other father,
no other redeemer,
I pray to You.
My present misery is too great;
Despair grips me, and I am at my wits' end.
I am sunk in the depths, and I cannot pull myself up or out.
If it is Your will, help me out of this misery.
Let me know that You are stronger than all misery and all enemies.
Oh Lord, if I come through this, please let the experience contribute to my and my brothers' blessing.
You will not forsake me; this I know.

From:
"12 Step Prayer Book"

Dear Lord,
Help me remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that you and I can't handle together.

From:
"12 Step Prayer Book"

Dear God,

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness I can show to any fellow, traveler, let me do it now.
Let me not defer nor neglect it,
for I shall not pass this way again.

From:
"12 Step Prayer Book"

In Your Time

Heavenly Father,

I'm hurting so badly. I keep praying for you to take the pain away, but I am still hurting. I feel so devastated!

I am so afraid of the future. My life and my happiness seem over. I've never been so unhappy. I wanted my marriage to last forever, and now it is ending. What will I do? The person I loved with all of my heart has left me. He says he no longer loves me. He has been treating me in such a cold and indifferent manner. I feel like I'm such an unlovable person. If the person who promised to love me until death has stopped loving me, I know that nobody else will ever want me. I feel like such a failure.

I know that You love me, but I can't see or feel You. I miss his touch. I miss his companionship. But I no longer have that, do I? Please surround me with so much of Your love that it will sustain me until one day, perhaps You will bring me a love that is right for me.

Help me to trust You. I know that you would take away my pain if it were best for me. Help me bear this pain and move through it until the day I can begin healing. Show me that whatever I'm going through is necessary for my growth. Help me to accept that what I am going through is part of Your Divine Plan, and that whenever this is over, I will be able to see that it has all been for my good.

Prayer of Confession

(Sometimes it helps to clear our consciouses and know that we will be forgiven if we but ask. Here is a prayer of confession we said in my church:)

Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgement. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of our world. Amen.

A Personal Note:

 Note: Sixteen years later, it is now very clear why I had to go through my divorce and all of the pain that came with it. I think I realized why much sooner, but it is so easy now to look back from such a distance and realize how clear it is now. Back then, just after the divorce, I was in the dark as to God's plans for my life. At times, I thought my life was over as far as happiness was concerned.
Now I am convinced that if you trust God and if you ask for His guidance and never give up, and never stop leaning on Him, He will give you great rewards.

Reward # 1 - A wonderful, supportive second husband who loves me unconditionally and who would rather lose an arm than to intentionally hurt me. I now know what unconditional love is, and I now know unselfish love.

Reward # 2 - I gained a tremendous understanding of the pain and tribulations of divorce. I have written numerous web pages that attempt to help others get through a divorce by helping people understand what is happening and how they can move through it until they are on the other side. God knew that I would one day learn to do web pages, and He gave me decent enough writing skills in preparation for this task. It wasn't hard to figure out what I should do with these gifts I was given. In sharing with you, God has directed me to touch your lives.
Reward # 3- About eight or so years ago, I got back into my art and photography. My present husband is very supportive of this. He goes with me to art functions, he helps me with festivals and exhibits, and encourages me and my talents. He gladly serves as my "Photographer's Assistant". In turn, I encourage and support his entry into doing pottery. I'm his biggest fan. I happened to talk with my former husband a year ago who admitted that he wouldn't have helped me or supported me. The awards I have won would have never happened in my first marriage.

Reward # 4 - I have a good life now. Even though I will never regret the years I had with my first husband, and I would never want to go through such pain and rejection again, I thank him for the children we had together. I learned and I grew, and that first marriage helped to mold me into the person I am today. I can never say that I wish I had never married him. It was what I needed to do at that time in my life. Nevertheless, my former husband and I are are both much happier in our second marriages.

I plan to work on this page and add more prayers. Please bookmark it and return if you have received any comfort from any of these prayers.

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