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Summary
- Eight prayers for a brother or sister cover protection, sickness, direction, grief, faith, self-worth, distance and thanks.
- Seven more cover quarrels, a sibling who will not speak to you, respect between brother and sister, jealousy and favoritism, inheritance and parents’ care, being a better sibling, and a sibling who has died.
- Traditional prayers are quoted from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer (“For Those We Love,” “For the Absent”) and the 1888 Catholic Manual of Prayers (“For the Preservation of Concord”).
- Scripture’s siblings include Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers, Moses praying for Miriam’s healing (Numbers 12:13), Martha and Mary, and Andrew bringing his brother Simon to Jesus.
- Jesus told his hearers to “first be reconciled to thy brother” before offering a gift (Matthew 5:24).
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Genesis 4:9; 33:4; 37:4; 50:20–21; Numbers 12; Psalm 91:11; 133:1; Proverbs 17:17; 18:19; Matthew 5:4, 24; Luke 10:40; 12:15; 15:32; John 1:41; 11:35; Romans 12:10; Colossians 3:13). 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 the Absent,” pp. 596–597, and “For Those We Love,” p. 597. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity, prepared and published by order of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1888. Evening Prayers, p. 83; Occasional Prayers, “For the Preservation of Concord in a Congregation,” p. 166. https://archive.org/details/AManualOfPrayers1888
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/
- Samaritans. “Contact a Samaritan.” https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
- Fund for Support of Children in Difficult Life Situations. Helpline for children, teenagers and parents, 8 800 2000 122. https://fond-detyam.ru/
