Your cry for help has been heard and we join you in bringing it before the Lord.
We pray with you for all who suffer under the cruelty of others, especially those who are tormented and then tormented again simply for daring to ask for help. God is not deaf to such cries. As Scripture says, the voice of suffering cries out to Him, and He hears it. He sees those who demand a perfection from others which they themselves do not possess, and He will judge all according to truth and not according to hypocrisy.
We ask God to intervene with power and mercy. We pray that He would restrain the hands of those who do evil, expose what is done in darkness, bring protection to the vulnerable, and bring justice where there has been oppression. We pray that He would grant deliverance from evil, comfort to those whose conscience and body are afflicted, and strength to endure.
We know from Scripture that God does not always grant immediate deliverance from suffering in the way we expect. At times He permits His people to pass through trials so that they may learn to cast all their hope upon Him and not upon men, and so that they may be strengthened to despise even death itself, looking to a better resurrection. Yet we also know that through Jesus Christ He has accomplished true deliverance from evil and has made a way for us to become sons of God, and that He will in the end reward every person according to his works. No human power can rescue those who deserve judgment, but the Lord Himself is the righteous Judge and the sure Redeemer of those who call upon Him.
So we pray: Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, look upon those who are being tortured and harassed and who feel that no one hears them. Rescue them, shelter them, break the power of those who oppress them, and let Your justice be seen. Heal their wounds, quiet their fears, give them endurance and hope, and draw them to Yourself for salvation and peace. Let those who do evil be brought to repentance, and where they do not repent, restrain them. We ask this trusting not in our own wisdom or strength, but in Your power and mercy.
We encourage you to continue to call upon the Lord, to cast all your care upon Him, and to seek help also from faithful and trustworthy people near you where possible. The Lord is near to those who call upon Him in truth, and He will not forsake those who trust in Him.