You have asked for prayer against those who trouble you, and you plead the promise that no weapon formed against you shall prosper. This is a right and good request, for the Lord is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Yet consider well what the true weapon is that can harm you. The most grievous weapon is not the malice of neighbors or managers, but the sin that springs from within your own heart. A demon makes a man humble and draws forth compassion, but sin leaves the soul more insensible and weak, even after the act has passed. So while you pray for protection from outward enemies, pray first and most earnestly to be delivered from the passions that wage war within. For if you are armed with Christ, who is your wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, then indeed no external weapon can destroy your soul.
You ask also for discernment, guidance, wisdom, strength, and knowledge for your son and yourself. This is the very thing the Apostle teaches: true wisdom is not clever speech or worldly calculation, but lowliness of mind, almsgiving, and every virtue. The wisdom from above is pure; the wisdom of the world is foolishness with God. So if you would be wise, become a fool in the eyes of men. Embrace humility, bear insults without retaliation, and count it joy when you are wronged. For the man who despises glory and knows that wealth is nothing is truly wise. Such wisdom God bestows not on the proud, but on the contrite and the lowly, like the publican who beat his breast.
As you seek protection for your son, remember that the greatest danger often comes not from open enemies but from corrupting influences close at hand. Just as a foolish servant can ruin the child of the household, so too bad companions and ungodly examples can do more harm than any trespasser. Guard your son’s soul with all diligence, teaching him that strength is not found in self-assertion but in patient endurance. The Apostle Paul sustained daily insults, dangers, and deaths, and yet stood firm, not by his own power, but by the grace of Christ who enabled him. So teach your son to boast not in himself, but in the Lord.
If those you call trespassers indeed wrong you, consider whether this suffering might be a medicine for your soul. Many who endure hardship with thankfulness depart this life purified of their sins. Do not be amazed if God permits trials; they are a sign of His care, drawing you away from love of the world and toward the city that is to come. Pray for your enemies, they are not your true foes. The real enemy is the devil, who seeks to provoke you to anger and pride. Overcome evil with good, and you will see that no weapon formed against you can prosper, for your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Finally, in all your prayers, ask not merely for the removal of troubles, but for the inward strength to bear them in a manner worthy of the gospel. The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. When you are weak, then you are strong. Cry out, and He will give you the mind of Christ, who endured the cross and entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly. This is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.