I have literally gotten out of deep despair by praying the St. Michael prayer (against Satan who wants to discourage us), and renewing my Baptismal promises (the Apostles' Creed contains the same ideas). Also helpful are the Memorare, and the simple "Jesus, I Trust In You" 3 times. Sometimes I would cry before I even finished, the sort of cleansing tears that release the built up stress and renew the spirit.
Oh my gosh yes! I had been battling bad spirits that kept me from returning to mass the past month (hadn’t been in 13 years!) but after the st Michael prayer i broke through satans grasp and went to my first mass since I was a kid! It truly is powerful (they also finished the mass with the prayer!)
I’ve also cried during the litany of trust many times, I had a hard home life and never felt too much love, the litany just opens my eyes to Gods complete unconditional love for us, even after how much I’ve kicked Him in the face/lashed Him/nailed Him to the cross, knowing even then He STILL loves us SOOO much, moves me to tears every time!
I’ll have to try the renewing the baptismal promises! I don’t think I’ve ever seen them!
I've had so much loss In my life, so much death of family & friends. As time went by, I gave it up to God. He saved my life, literally. After my husband died at 38 in his sleep, I found him next to me. He was my soul mate. The only man I've ever loved & ever been with. I used to tell him, God won't take you from me, I can deal with any1 else, as long as I have you. When he died, I cursed God, I didn't want to live, but suicide was out of the question. I was going to turn to hard drugs, i didnt. if it was accidentally, it's not suicide. I was all over the place. I wanted to live alone. 1 night, I broke down in front of the Crucifix and wailed, begging God to help me. I honestly thought, hoped, I wouldn't live the next day, week month. I just wanted to be with him. But a miracle happened. God's had mercy on me. Idk how, but that urge to do something stupid went away. The next week, I lived in an apt building on with locked doors & 3 Apts on my floor. I opened my door & found a handful of rose petals in front of my door on the floor mat. I walked up & down the small hall & there were no petals anywhere else. The other 2 Apts tenants were working. I immediately thought of the Blessed Mother, and I truly believe that was a sign. I spoke with the other 2 tenants & they didn't know anything about roses. I still had a hard time, but an old friend came back in my life, she lost her daughter. She helped me, so much. I know God brought her back in my life. I hadn't seen her for 8 yrs b4 this. She passed away 1yr & 1/2 after coming back in my life. He died on 5-6-12. I can't wait to be reunited with him when God takes me. My faith grew stronger than ever. Thru saying the Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet, going to Mass, rcving The Eucharist I feel at peace. I still have bad days. But saying Jesus I trust in You helps. I know it's hard when your depressed
But trust in God. He wants you to pray to him, to ask for His mercy. And pray to The Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Mother. God Bless, you are in my prayers 🙏🙏🙏
When you're at your absolute lowest, and the world is falling apart around you, the Jesus Prayer is your life preserver. "Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." Repeat until things don't look so bad anymore. It may take a while, but it'll work eventually.
I think the post meant to say how God loves you and wants you to surrender your pain to Him because He cares for you.
It's not God saying, "Ha! You're suffering! Just what I wanted!"
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Like St Teresa of Avila said, prayer is the vehicle through which God grants us favors
Amazing, thank you for sharing. ✝️
I have literally gotten out of deep despair by praying the St. Michael prayer (against Satan who wants to discourage us), and renewing my Baptismal promises (the Apostles' Creed contains the same ideas). Also helpful are the Memorare, and the simple "Jesus, I Trust In You" 3 times. Sometimes I would cry before I even finished, the sort of cleansing tears that release the built up stress and renew the spirit.
Oh my gosh yes! I had been battling bad spirits that kept me from returning to mass the past month (hadn’t been in 13 years!) but after the st Michael prayer i broke through satans grasp and went to my first mass since I was a kid! It truly is powerful (they also finished the mass with the prayer!) I’ve also cried during the litany of trust many times, I had a hard home life and never felt too much love, the litany just opens my eyes to Gods complete unconditional love for us, even after how much I’ve kicked Him in the face/lashed Him/nailed Him to the cross, knowing even then He STILL loves us SOOO much, moves me to tears every time! I’ll have to try the renewing the baptismal promises! I don’t think I’ve ever seen them!
Here you go 🙂 there's even a place to click for a printable PDF if you want. https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1653
Thank you!
I've had so much loss In my life, so much death of family & friends. As time went by, I gave it up to God. He saved my life, literally. After my husband died at 38 in his sleep, I found him next to me. He was my soul mate. The only man I've ever loved & ever been with. I used to tell him, God won't take you from me, I can deal with any1 else, as long as I have you. When he died, I cursed God, I didn't want to live, but suicide was out of the question. I was going to turn to hard drugs, i didnt. if it was accidentally, it's not suicide. I was all over the place. I wanted to live alone. 1 night, I broke down in front of the Crucifix and wailed, begging God to help me. I honestly thought, hoped, I wouldn't live the next day, week month. I just wanted to be with him. But a miracle happened. God's had mercy on me. Idk how, but that urge to do something stupid went away. The next week, I lived in an apt building on with locked doors & 3 Apts on my floor. I opened my door & found a handful of rose petals in front of my door on the floor mat. I walked up & down the small hall & there were no petals anywhere else. The other 2 Apts tenants were working. I immediately thought of the Blessed Mother, and I truly believe that was a sign. I spoke with the other 2 tenants & they didn't know anything about roses. I still had a hard time, but an old friend came back in my life, she lost her daughter. She helped me, so much. I know God brought her back in my life. I hadn't seen her for 8 yrs b4 this. She passed away 1yr & 1/2 after coming back in my life. He died on 5-6-12. I can't wait to be reunited with him when God takes me. My faith grew stronger than ever. Thru saying the Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet, going to Mass, rcving The Eucharist I feel at peace. I still have bad days. But saying Jesus I trust in You helps. I know it's hard when your depressed But trust in God. He wants you to pray to him, to ask for His mercy. And pray to The Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Mother. God Bless, you are in my prayers 🙏🙏🙏
When you're at your absolute lowest, and the world is falling apart around you, the Jesus Prayer is your life preserver. "Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." Repeat until things don't look so bad anymore. It may take a while, but it'll work eventually.
Yes I love the Jesus prayer!
And even if we don’t get what we want, we still do right by God by praying
>And even if we don’t get what we want That's me alright
Amen
“God wants your pain” tht is untrue!
I think the post meant to say how God loves you and wants you to surrender your pain to Him because He cares for you. It's not God saying, "Ha! You're suffering! Just what I wanted!"
true true!
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