God of all consolation and comfort
For the one who is inundated with grief, forlorn with a soul sorrow that brings them not only to fatigue but to exhaustion, who contends with a contention that seems broken from hope, encourage Lord, give the peace of a joy that transcends their reality.
For the one at the end of their tether—You know which one—many is the one—give them a reason and the reasonability to continue, to hold out one more day, then one more, and so on. For this person, their purpose has faded to null or the pain they bear has become all too real or it always was. Alleviate, Lord. Send Your mighty troop of angels to their stead.
For the one whose flame is barely flickering, for the whose flame fizzled out long ago, fan and revive, Lord, and give attention to the haste at which this help can arrive. Breathe Your Spirit. Glory in them. Bring them to a life that they scarcely believed possible.
For the one who is despondent and discouraged, grace them with an encouragement and a hope that can only come from You, even in spite of their circumstances. We know, Lord, You are capable of these spiritual feats. Break them clear of holding their identity in the things they do, but show them their covenant identity is in whose they are.
For the one who has all but given up on that relationship that grew toxic so long ago, grace them with the peace they could reconcile in a moment; a peace that sustains and attains a spiritual joy beyond all human explanation. For this one, who has rallied at Your behest, who has been compelled to continue upon Your quest, give them the sanctity of a holy union that brings unconquerable hope.
For all those experiencing soul exhaustion—whether in the day of spiritual attack, whether by season within the warfare, whether by a life of confoundedness—give to each one the gift of life amid their experience of existential death.
Only You can do it!
In Jesus’ mighty and precious name,
AMEN.
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