You ask for the salvation of many, even all the people around you, and that is a noble and right desire. It pleases God when we bring such requests before Him, for He would have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Continue in this prayer, not with many words, but with a humble heart, knowing that salvation is in Christ alone, through faith working by love. Let your own life be a constant thanksgiving for His mercies, for when we remember His bounties, we grow nearer to Him and become more eager to keep His commandments.
Yet I must speak plainly about another part of your petition. You ask that a certain word be removed from memory permanently. Consider what you are asking. Do you treat God as one who does tricks, as though you could say to a mountain, “Be removed,” and it would obey a word spoken in presumption? The Lord did not give us faith to command mountains for our own whims or to erase our pasts with a wave. When the disciples asked why they could not cast out a demon, He answered, “Because of your unbelief.” If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you would be able to do great works indeed, but those works are for God’s glory and according to His will, not to serve our own desire for a clean slate without true repentance.
To wish a word permanently gone from memory is to tempt the Lord. Do not say, “If I am God’s, let this memory vanish.” That is the voice of the evil one, who says, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” You shall not tempt the Lord your God. Instead, bring that word, and all that it stirs within you, before the heavenly Judge with confession. Reveal your way unto the Lord. Count over your sins specifically, not to parade them before men, but to lay them before God who sees in secret. It is not the removal of a memory that cleanses you, but the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit. The blood of Christ purges the conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Be a careful hearer of these things. If Christ had not spoken, you would have no sin, but now you have heard. So let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, and do not ask for a sign that bypasses repentance. Faith is not a charm to wipe out traces of our history, but a living power that transforms the whole person. Therefore, pray for the salvation of all those you mentioned, the employees, the man, the girl, the woman, with fervent love, but also testify to them the gospel, for faith comes by hearing. And for yourself, let your memory become a school of humility, not a prison of despair. When the enemy upbraids you, saying, “Remove the mountain,” answer with meekness that you will not tempt God, but trust in His mercy that makes all things new. For this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.