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Summary
- Short prayers cover a family that is fighting: after an argument, relatives not speaking, rivalry between brothers and sisters, broken trust, a family that has split apart and tension at home.
- Further prayers cover trouble from outside: money, illness, safety, a relative who has left the faith and a parent who needs wisdom.
- The 1928 Book of Common Prayer’s “For a Blessing on the Families of the Land” asks God to put away “every root of bitterness” and echoes Psalm 68:6 and Malachi 4:6.
- Seven short intercessions with the response “Lord, hear our prayer” can be read at a family prayer time or in church.
- Joseph and his brothers, Jacob and Esau, and the prodigal son are Bible families that came back together after long division.
- Anyone being hurt at home can call the US National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233) or the UK domestic abuse helplines.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Genesis 33:4; 45:5; 50:20; Psalm 68:6; 121:8; 147:3; Proverbs 15:1; 17:1; Ecclesiastes 4:12; Malachi 4:6; Matthew 5:24; 6:32; Luke 15:20; Ephesians 4:31–32; Colossians 3:13, 15; James 1:5). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
- The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. Forms of Prayer to be used in Families: “For Those We Love” and “For the Recovery of a Sick Person,” p. 597; “For a Blessing on the Families of the Land,” p. 598. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- National Domestic Violence Hotline. https://www.thehotline.org/
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/
- GOV.UK. “Domestic abuse: how to get help.” https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help
- Samaritans. “Contact a Samaritan.” https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
- Фонд поддержки детей, находящихся в трудной жизненной ситуации. Детский телефон доверия 8 800 2000 122. https://fond-detyam.ru/
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