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Summary
- Jesus told his followers to “pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44), and prayed for his executioners from the cross (Luke 23:34).
- The Psalms also ask God for protection from “the evil man” (Psalm 140:1) and for “the wickedness of the wicked” to “come to an end” (Psalm 7:9).
- Short prayers cover someone who means harm, a plot, children and home, a change of heart, evil leaders, a cruel boss, the victims, the wish for revenge and justice.
- The 1928 Book of Common Prayer’s Litany asks God “to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts” (p. 57).
- Anyone in danger should call 911 (US) or 999 (UK); the US National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Psalm 7:9; 33:10; 37:1–2, 8; 140:1; 147:3; Proverbs 21:1; Ezekiel 33:11; 36:26; Matthew 5:44; Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60; Romans 5:8; 12:19, 21; Ephesians 6:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Timothy 1:13, 15; 2:1–2; 2 Peter 3:9). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
- The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. The Litany, pp. 57–58. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- National Domestic Violence Hotline. “Get Help.” https://www.thehotline.org/
- GOV.UK. “Domestic abuse: how to get help.” https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help
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