Prayers

Prayers for anger and forgiveness

For releasing resentment and choosing peace.

  1. Someone hurt me deeply

    Lord, what was done to me was wrong, and I am not going to pretend it didn’t hurt.

    Ephesians 4:31-32 · Colossians 3:13 · Matthew 6:14-15 · Romans 12:19 · Luke 6:37 · Mark 11:25 · Psalm 37:8 · Proverbs 15:1 · Matthew 18:21-22 · 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 · Galatians 5:22-23 · Romans 12:17-18

  2. I can't stop being angry

    Lord, this anger keeps flaring up faster than I can catch it, and I don’t like who I become when it takes over.

    Ephesians 4:26 · James 1:19-20 · Proverbs 29:11 · Proverbs 14:29 · Ecclesiastes 7:9 · Psalm 37:8 · Proverbs 15:1 · Galatians 5:22-23 · Colossians 3:8 · Proverbs 16:32 · Psalm 4:4 · Proverbs 19:11

  3. Struggling to forgive myself

    Lord, I keep replaying what I did and I can’t seem to let myself off the hook, even though I know you already have.

    1 John 1:9 · Romans 8:1 · Psalm 103:12 · Isaiah 43:25 · Micah 7:19 · Psalm 51:10 · Philippians 3:13-14 · Romans 5:8 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Psalm 32:5 · Hebrews 8:12 · Lamentations 3:22-23

  4. Family conflict and growing bitterness

    Lord, this family conflict has gone on so long that bitterness is starting to feel normal, and that scares me.

    Ephesians 4:31-32 · Colossians 3:12-13 · Romans 12:18 · Proverbs 15:1 · Matthew 5:9 · James 3:17-18 · Romans 12:19 · 1 Peter 3:8-9 · Proverbs 17:1 · Galatians 6:1 · Colossians 3:14-15 · Matthew 18:15

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Ephesians 4:31-32, Colossians 3:13, Matthew 6:14-15, Romans 12:19, Luke 6:37, Mark 11:25, Psalm 37:8, Proverbs 15:1, Matthew 18:21-22, 1 Corinthians 13:4-5, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 12:17-18, Ephesians 4:26, James 1:19-20, Proverbs 29:11, Proverbs 14:29, Ecclesiastes 7:9, Colossians 3:8, Proverbs 16:32, Psalm 4:4, Proverbs 19:11, 1 John 1:9, Romans 8:1, Psalm 103:12, Isaiah 43:25, Micah 7:19, Psalm 51:10, Philippians 3:13-14, Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 32:5, Hebrews 8:12, Lamentations 3:22-23, Colossians 3:12-13, Romans 12:18, Matthew 5:9, James 3:17-18, 1 Peter 3:8-9, Proverbs 17:1, Galatians 6:1, Colossians 3:14-15, Matthew 18:15.