{"id":109001,"date":"2026-09-22T15:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/prayers-for-hard-moments\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:21:50","slug":"prayers-for-hard-moments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/prayers-for-hard-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayers for hard moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cp-pc is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cp-pc-hero is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-hero__copy is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"cp-pc-epigraph wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-epigraph-source wp-block-paragraph\">\u0631\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 8:26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-title\">Prayers for hard moments<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-promise wp-block-paragraph\">Ten short prayers for times when it is hard to know what to say to God, from the night before a child\u2019s surgery to the first year after a death. Each one comes with a verse from Scripture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-facts wp-block-paragraph\">10 prayers \u00b7 Printable 4 \u00d7 5 in cards \u00b7 Free<\/p>\n\n\n<form class=\"cp-pc-form\" id=\"cp-pc-form-top\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"cp_prayer_cards\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"place\" value=\"top\"><p class=\"cp-pc-hp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><label for=\"cp-pc-form-top-website\">Leave this empty<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"cp-pc-form-top-website\" name=\"cppc_website\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/p><label class=\"cp-pc-form__label\" for=\"cp-pc-form-top-email\">\u0639\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a<\/label><div class=\"cp-pc-form__row\"><input class=\"cp-pc-form__input\" type=\"email\" id=\"cp-pc-form-top-email\" name=\"email\" required autocomplete=\"email\" inputmode=\"email\" aria-describedby=\"cp-pc-form-top-note\"><button class=\"cp-button cp-button--primary cp-pc-form__button\" type=\"submit\">Send me the cards<\/button><\/div><p class=\"cp-pc-form__note\" id=\"cp-pc-form-top-note\">We\u2019ll email you the cards and send our Sunday Letter each week. Every email has an unsubscribe link.<\/p><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-contents is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-contents__title\">The ten prayers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list cp-pc-contents__list\">\n<li><a href=\"#for-the-night-before-a-childs-surgery\">For the night before a child\u2019s surgery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-a-night-when-worry-wont-let-you-sleep\">For a night when worry won\u2019t let you sleep<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-a-marriage-that-feels-under-attack\">For a marriage that feels under attack<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-a-parent-who-is-dying\">For a parent who is dying<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-a-child-who-has-walked-away-from-faith\">For a child who has walked away from faith<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-the-wait-before-test-results\">For the wait before test results<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-parents-after-a-miscarriage\">For parents after a miscarriage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-a-caregiver-who-is-worn-out\">For a caregiver who is worn out<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-the-first-year-after-a-death\">For the first year after a death<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#for-a-storm-you-cannot-calm\">For a storm you cannot calm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayers is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<article id=\"for-the-night-before-a-childs-surgery\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For the night before a child\u2019s surgery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0625\u0634\u0639\u064a\u0627\u0621 41: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, tomorrow my child has surgery, and tonight all I can do is wait. Guide the surgeon\u2019s hands and steady everyone in that room. Keep my child from fear and from pain, and give me enough calm to be the face they see before the doors close. You were with us before any of this began. Stay with us through the morning, and bring my child back to me. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-a-night-when-worry-wont-let-you-sleep\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For a night when worry won\u2019t let you sleep<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0645\u0632\u0645\u0648\u0631 4: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, it is late, and my mind will not stop. I have gone over the same worries again and again, and I cannot solve them tonight. So I am setting them down here, with you. Keep watch over what I cannot hold. Slow my breathing. Quiet my thoughts. Let me rest the way a child rests in a house where someone is still awake. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-a-marriage-that-feels-under-attack\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For a marriage that feels under attack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">A threefold cord is not quickly broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 4: 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, our marriage is under strain, and we are tired of hurting each other. Remind us that we are not enemies. Soften what has hardened in me before I ask you to soften my spouse. Give us one honest conversation, and the patience to hear it through. You joined us together. Be the third strand that holds when we cannot. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-a-parent-who-is-dying\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For a parent who is dying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">\u0623\u064a\u0636\u0627\u064b \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0633\u0631\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0648\u0627\u062f\u064a \u0638\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062a \u0644\u0627 \u0623\u062e\u0627\u0641 \u0634\u0631\u0627\u064b\u060c \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0643 \u0623\u0646\u062a \u0645\u0639\u064a. \u0639\u0635\u0627\u0643 \u0648\u0639\u0643\u0627\u0632\u0643 \u0647\u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0639\u0632\u064a\u0627\u0646\u0646\u064a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0645\u0632\u0645\u0648\u0631 23: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, the one who raised me is dying, and I do not know how to say goodbye. Give me words for what matters, and quiet where words would be too much. Ease their pain and their fear. Let them know they are loved, by us and by you. When the time comes, walk them through the valley, and then walk back with me. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-a-child-who-has-walked-away-from-faith\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For a child who has walked away from faith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0644\u0648\u0642\u0627 15: 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, my child has walked away from the faith we shared. I cannot argue them back, and I will not stop loving them. Keep them safe wherever they are. Put good people in their path. Where I have failed them, heal what I broke. Give me the patience you gave Saint Monica, and keep our door open. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-the-wait-before-test-results\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For the wait before test results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0645\u0632\u0645\u0648\u0631 56: 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, the tests are done, and now we wait. Every time the phone rings, my heart jumps. I cannot make the results come sooner, or make them say what I want. So I bring you the waiting itself. Give the doctors clear eyes. Give me enough peace to sleep tonight and to be kind tomorrow. Whatever the news is, you are already there. Meet us in it. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-parents-after-a-miscarriage\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For parents after a miscarriage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0645\u0632\u0645\u0648\u0631 34: 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, we lost our baby before we could hold them. We had already begun to love this child, and not everyone understands that. Some days we hardly know what to say to each other. Be near us, as your word promises you are near the broken-hearted. We entrust our little one to your mercy. Help us grieve honestly, and do not let this loss drive us apart. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-a-caregiver-who-is-worn-out\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For a caregiver who is worn out<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0645\u062a\u0649 11:28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, I love the one I am caring for, and I am worn out. Some days I am patient and some days I am not, and I am sorry for those days. Give me strength for the lifting, the medicines and the long nights. Send people who will help, and let me say yes when they offer. When I have nothing left, carry us both. Remind me that you see this work, even when no one else does. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-the-first-year-after-a-death\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For the first year after a death<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus wept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u064a\u0648\u062d\u0646\u0627 11: 35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, since they died, the world has moved on faster than I have. Some mornings I forget for a moment, and then I remember. I do not want to stop missing them. I only ask to carry it without being crushed. You wept at your friend\u2019s grave, so I know you do not hurry grief. Thank you for every year you gave us together. Be with me on the birthdays, the holidays and the ordinary Tuesdays. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"for-a-storm-you-cannot-calm\" class=\"wp-block-group cp-pc-prayer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading cp-pc-prayer__title\">For a storm you cannot calm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__verse wp-block-paragraph\">And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__cite wp-block-paragraph\">\u0645\u0631\u0642\u0633 4: 39<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cp-pc-prayer__text wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, the wind is up and the water is coming in, and it feels as if you are asleep. I am asking what your disciples asked: carest thou not? Wake to this storm. Speak over what frightens me the words you spoke to the sea: peace, be still. And if the storm goes on a while, keep me in the boat with you until the calm. 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