A Prayer for the Broken

Oh Lord, 
What do we do with our one broken heart? 
We can only lay it out before You. 
Do not let it harden,
or go to sleep, 
or wallow. 
But, cause us to present it before You, open and ready for Your use, 
as humble, messed-up and in need of healing as we are. 
Heal us. 
Deliver us from evil. 
Save us from the evil one. 
Seal us with Your Spirit. 

It hurts and it will continue to as long as we live, but it will hurt less than if we close it up and let it shrivel and die. 
Do not let us. 
Do not let us shut it down. 
Uproot up the weeds, prune the bad fruit and cut us open to drain the poison. Do not let us die slowly, but heal fully in our souls in Your powerful Spirit who rose Jesus Christ from the dead. 
We believe in this Resurrection Power, because it has brought our hearts to life, too. 
Thank You. 
We love You. 
We love You because You loved us first. 
Awaken us. 
Make us look up. 
Fill our eyes with light. 
Fill our hearts with peace that passes understanding. 
We love you. 
We worship. 
We praise You. 
Thank You for loving us. 

The Power of a Great Affection  by Andrew Peterson

Philippians 1- our affection for each other and encouragement

Ephesians 3:14-21- prayer for spiritual strength through the power of the Holy Spirit 

Revelation 22:1-5- our future hope