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Prayers for Nervousness and Fear: For Panic, Sleepless Nights and Despair

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Summary

  • Nine short prayers cover an exam or interview, a racing heart, worry at night, fear of tomorrow, courage, inner peace, despair, hope and a morning prayer against fear.
  • Two prayers from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, “For Quiet Confidence” (p. 595) and “For Trustfulness” (p. 596), are quoted in full.
  • Orthodox Christians say Psalm 91 (Psalm 90 in their numbering) at the Sixth Hour and at Grand Compline; Psalm 55:4–6 describes “fearfulness and trembling.”
  • Scripture records fear in Jesus before his arrest (Mark 14:33–34), in Paul (2 Corinthians 7:5) and in Peter on the water (Matthew 14:30–31).
  • Crisis lines: 988 in the US, Samaritans 116 123 in the UK and Ireland, and TelefonSeelsorge 0800 111 0 111 or 0800 111 0 222 in Germany; lasting anxiety is a reason to see a doctor.

When nerves take over, a prayer can be one breath long: “Lord, I am afraid, and my heart will not settle. Stay with me, steady me, and give me courage for the next step. Amen.” Longer prayers cover exams, panic, sleepless nights, despair and courage, with two old prayer-book collects for quiet trust. If fear has turned into despair or thoughts of ending your life, call or text 988 in the US, call Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK…

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Bibliography (Click to show)
  • Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Joshua 1:9; Psalm 4:8; 42:11; 46:10; 55:4–6, 22; 56:3; 91:1–2, 4–5; Isaiah 30:15; 41:10; Matthew 6:34; 14:30–31; Mark 4:39; 14:33–34; John 14:27; 2 Corinthians 7:5–6). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
  • The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. 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 Sixth Hour, p. 49; The Office of Grand Compline, pp. 150–151. https://www.ponomar.net/data/hapgood.pdf
  • NHS. “Generalised anxiety disorder in adults: Overview.” https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/generalised-anxiety-disorder/overview/
  • TelefonSeelsorge Deutschland. https://www.telefonseelsorge.de/
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/
  • Samaritans. “Contact a Samaritan.” https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

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