A Prayer To Ask God To Help You Forgive Despite Pain

Healing our hearts starts with the decision to release pain and forgive, a central theme in Karin Hadadan’s prayer. Mirroring this, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day shows how recognizing God in the everyday helps us live out His grace.

Forgiving isn’t always easy, especially when the hurt feels deep, and the memories linger longer than we’d like. Although God has forgiven us so freely, learning to release anger and extend that same grace to others is how our hearts begin to heal and reflect His love. Take a moment to pray with me.

Dear God,

Please help me release the anger, frustration, and irritation in my heart toward the people around me. Teach me to forgive them as completely as you have forgiven me for all of my sins. You see how some of my relationships deeply affect me and how I struggle to offer love. But now, I am ready to release these grudges and grievances that have been weighing on my heart. I commit to bearing with others patiently and extending forgiveness freely, but as I do, please help me remember that in forgiving others, I reflect your character most clearly.

Amen.

Finding God Every Day: 111 Devotionals For Women Healing Through Faith is the daily devotional. Let Go, Trust God is the best-seller that started it all. Both are by Rebecca Simon. If something in this article spoke to you, a copy of either is the most direct way to support her writing and our mission at Thought Catalog.