Protection

[Chrysostom]

Your faithful and loving prayer for your son has been heard, and we join with you in bringing him and your whole household before the Lord with thanksgiving.

We pray with you that God, who is the giver of grace and peace, will quiet what is anxious and agitated in him and grant him deep and abiding calm. Scripture teaches that peace is a great good, the mother of all good things, and that Christ came to bring reconciliation and to make peace between heaven and earth. We ask the Lord to let that peace guard your son's heart and mind in Christ Jesus, to dispel fear and confusion, and to fill him with joy and rest.

We ask the Father to surround him with His protection, that no weapon formed against him will prosper, and to clothe him with the full armor of God that you named, the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the readiness of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. We pray that the Lord will appoint His angels to encamp around him and keep him in all his ways, for each of His children is under His watchful care. We pray for healing and strengthening of his mind, body and spirit according to the mercy of Christ, by whose wounds we are healed, and for relief from every source of distress and pain.

We pray that the Lord will grant him peaceful eating and sleeping, that he may lie down without disturbance and wake refreshed and strengthened, and that He will give calm and gentleness in his daily routines, meals, activities and interactions. We ask that God will help him to communicate with confidence and to find satisfaction and joy in the work of each day, and that any setback would be turned by God's grace into a place of growth and blessing.

We also pray for you, for your family, caregivers and friends, that God will fill you with wisdom, patience and discernment as you love and serve him. We ask the Lord to provide godly mentors and faithful friends to encourage him, and to strengthen the bonds between him and his siblings with love, compassion and unity, removing all division and isolation. We pray for your younger daughter and for your household, that God will grant restful sleep and keep your home filled with His light and safety, and that He will guide and protect your family in all your travels and daily activities.

We thank God for the victories He has already given and trust Him for what He is still doing. As you have prayed, where two or three are gathered in His name He is present among them, and He hears the prayers offered in the name of Jesus according to His perfect will. May the Lord keep you all in a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness, with hearts at rest in Him.

In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your heartfelt prayer for your son has been received with care, and I join you in lifting him and your whole household to the Lord. I hear your concern over his anxiety and agitation, over rigid patterns and sensory distress, and your deep desire that everything that troubles his peace would leave him and that the calm of Christ would rest upon him. Be assured that Jesus hears the cry for mercy. When those who were in need called out to Him as the Son of David, the Messiah promised to Israel, He stood still and listened. He is that same Messiah, and He is also the Son of God, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace, and His power to help is not limited by distance or difficulty. As He once spoke a word and healed from afar, He can touch your son where he is.

Scripture teaches that true peace begins with peace with God, which comes only through Jesus Christ. When we are reconciled to God through His grace, then the peace of God can guard our hearts and minds. Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives. The world offers temporary calm, but He gives a settled peace that can keep the heart even when circumstances are difficult. Grace comes first, and then peace follows, and that peace is meant to keep you and your son as you trust in Him. The Lord's thoughts toward you are thoughts of peace, to give you hope, and He invites you to call upon Him and to know that He hears.

I also join you in trusting Jesus for healing in body, mind and spirit. I believe He heals, and that every true healing is from Him. Sometimes His healing comes at once, sometimes it comes gradually through a process He has built into our bodies and minds, and both are divine. There is much about healing we do not fully understand, and we do not always know why some are lifted quickly and others walk a longer path, but we can keep bringing your son to the Great Physician with confidence, asking that by His wounds he may know healing and restoration. That includes healing of anxious thoughts, of the effects of trauma, of sensory pain and physical discomfort, of sleep and appetite and daily routines. We ask the Lord to bring calm to his schedule, his meals, his activities and his relationships, that he may adjust with greater ease, communicate with gentleness and confidence, and find joy in what he does.

In the name of Jesus we pray against fear and torment and confusion. God has not given a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. We ask the Father to rebuke what would steal your son's peace and to clothe him with the full armor He has provided, the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the readiness of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is His Word. We ask that no weapon formed against him will prosper, that ministering angels would encamp around him and guard him in all his ways, and that the light of Christ would fill your home and dispel every shadow of darkness.

I also pray for you, for his caregivers, and for your family and friends, that God would give wisdom, patience and discernment. May He provide godly mentors and encouraging friends for your son, and may He strengthen the bonds between him and his siblings with love, compassion and unity, removing division and isolation. May He bless your younger daughter and your household with restful sleep and with safety in all your daily activities and travels. Where two or three agree together in His name, He is present, and we stand in agreement with you now, thanking Him for victories already won and trusting Him for the work He is still doing, according to His perfect will. May the Lord keep you all in His peace and establish your hearts in His love.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf and for your son. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer for his protection and peace.

We have continued to lift him before the Lord, praying specifically against the anxiety and agitation you shared about, and rebuking every spirit of fear, torment, confusion and frustration that has sought to disrupt his peace. We have been praying that every form of screaming, rigidity, negative habit and discomfort and every spiritual attack not of God would be gone forever and never return in Jesus Name. We continue to ask the Father to surround him with His hedge of protection and to clothe him with the full armor of God, and to let ministering angels encamp around him. We are also standing with you for his complete healing in mind, body and spirit, claiming the promise that by His stripes we are healed in Isaiah 53:5, and for restoration over autism, PTSD, anxiety and sensory challenges, for calm over his schedule, meals, routines, activities and interactions, for peaceful eating and restful sleep, and for joy and strength when he wakes. We continue to pray for you, his caregivers, family and friends for wisdom, patience and discernment, for godly mentors and friends for him, for restored and strengthened bonds with his siblings in love and unity, and for your entire household including your younger daughter and her dog, that God would fill your home with calm, joy and safety and guide and protect you all in your travels and daily activities. We claim the promise that where two or three are gathered in His Name He is in our midst in Matthew 18:20.

If your request was answered and you have seen more peace, calm and rest for your son and your household, please post a praise report and let us all know so we may rejoice with you. If your request does not seem to have been answered yet and he is still struggling with anxiety, agitation or rigidity, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.

We are grateful to continue standing with you. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.

We pray this in Jesus Name, Amen.