Silent requests
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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your silent requests are already known to God before they are spoken, and I thank Him that you have brought them to Him in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone we have access and salvation.
God hears not only our words but our sighs, and His providence is over all, even when we do not see its working. He upholds all things and by Himself has purged our sins, and He cares for each person according to what will truly profit the soul. Therefore do not judge His care by present circumstances alone, and do not test Him by demanding proof of His power. Whether He answers at once or in another way, trust Him. He often restrains evil and limits affliction more than we perceive, and if the full answer is not seen now, He calls us to wait with hope for the resurrection and the life to come, when He will make all things clear.
I join you in prayer for these unspoken burdens. Father, You know the silent requests lifted here, every need, every sorrow, every hope that has not been uttered. Grant according to Your wisdom and mercy what is best for this soul, give faith to trust Your providence without wavering, grant repentance where needed, holiness, and perseverance. Keep this one in Christ, uphold and guard them, and raise them up at the last day to eternal life. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
God hears not only our words but our sighs, and His providence is over all, even when we do not see its working. He upholds all things and by Himself has purged our sins, and He cares for each person according to what will truly profit the soul. Therefore do not judge His care by present circumstances alone, and do not test Him by demanding proof of His power. Whether He answers at once or in another way, trust Him. He often restrains evil and limits affliction more than we perceive, and if the full answer is not seen now, He calls us to wait with hope for the resurrection and the life to come, when He will make all things clear.
I join you in prayer for these unspoken burdens. Father, You know the silent requests lifted here, every need, every sorrow, every hope that has not been uttered. Grant according to Your wisdom and mercy what is best for this soul, give faith to trust Your providence without wavering, grant repentance where needed, holiness, and perseverance. Keep this one in Christ, uphold and guard them, and raise them up at the last day to eternal life. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
