{"id":894,"date":"2011-07-11T07:57:30","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T11:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=894"},"modified":"2012-12-17T11:56:09","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T16:56:09","slug":"a-prayer-for-victims-of-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2011\/07\/a-prayer-for-victims-of-sexual-abuse.html","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Abuse &#8211; a Prayer for Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cGod, we pray for victims of sexual abuse. We pray for healing. We pray for deep comfort. We pray that you will restore what has been stolen and broken. While you do not alter history, you reveal your love in the present and the future. What seems hopelessly shattered, in you can be redeemed. For the many millions who have been defiled in sexual abuse, show yourself to be loving and able \u2013 as you are willing \u2013 to give back life, and life abundant. Yes, there is great pain in this world. There is injustice. There is evil. We turn to you and cry out for help and healing. We cannot help but wonder why such horrible abuse happens. But we turn from \u201cwhy?\u201d and ask instead, \u201chow?\u201d How now will your perfect goodness and love find expression in the shadow of wickedness? God, you are good and loving and also all powerful. Yet you have risked giving humans the right to choose how we will live. Some choose evil. For those who are victims of other\u2019s vile deeds, we ask you for grace and healing. For those who have suffered, come to them tenderly and with overwhelming and powerful love. We join Jesus\u2019 and borrow his words, \u201cBe freed from your suffering..\u201d God, Heal the victims of sexual abuse, in Jesus name.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGod, we pray for victims of sexual abuse. We pray for healing. We pray for deep comfort. 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