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Summary
- Short prayers cover worry, despair, asking for help, depression, a panic attack, inner peace, a clear head, dark thoughts at night, old wounds, feeling worthless and a calm day.
- Three prayers are for a mentally ill family member, someone who refuses help, and the person caring for them.
- Traditional prayers are quoted from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer (“For the Despondent,” “For Quiet Confidence,” “For Trustfulness”) and Hapgood’s 1906 Orthodox service book (the Third Hour and Holy Unction).
- Hannah (1 Samuel 1:10), Elijah (1 Kings 19:4–8), Psalm 88, Jesus in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:38) and Paul (2 Corinthians 1:8) all prayed in deep distress.
- Crisis lines: 988 in the US, Samaritans 116 123 in the UK and Ireland, and in Russia the MChS psychological help line +7 495 989-50-50 and the children’s and parents’ helpline 8 800 2000 122.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (1 Samuel 1:10; 1 Kings 19:4–8; Psalm 4:8; 30:5; 42:11; 46:10; 55:22; 88:3; 139:14; 147:3; Isaiah 26:3; 30:15; Matthew 26:38; Mark 4:39; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:7; James 1:5; 1 Peter 5:7). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
- The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. Visitation of the Sick, “A Prayer for the Despondent,” p. 316; Family Prayer, “For Quiet Confidence,” p. 595, and “For Trustfulness,” p. 596. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- Hapgood, Isabel Florence, trans. Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic (Greco-Russian) Church. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906. The Third Hour, p. 46; The Office of Holy Unction, p. 346. https://www.ponomar.net/data/hapgood.pdf
- Meier, Gabriel. “Sts. Cosmas and Damian.” The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04403e.htm
- Löffler, Klemens. “St. Pantaleon.” The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11447a.htm
- Quote Investigator. “Quote Origin: Serenity Prayer.” 24 December 2019. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/12/24/serenity/
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/
- Samaritans. “Contact a Samaritan.” https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
- Центр экстренной психологической помощи МЧС России (EMERCOM of Russia Center for Emergency Psychological Aid). “Психологическая служба.” https://psi.mchs.gov.ru/psihologicheskaya-sluzhba
- Фонд поддержки детей, находящихся в трудной жизненной ситуации. “Детский телефон доверия.” https://fond-detyam.ru/
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