Having had "despair" as a companion for years after my abortion, I love this prayer of Saint Claude
de la Colombiere –

A Despair Prayer.

Lord,
I am in this world to show Your mercy to others.
Other people will
glorify You
by making visible the power of Your grace
by their fidelity and constancy to You.
For my part I will
glorify You
by making known how good You are
to sinners,
that Your mercy is boundless
and that no sinner no matter how
great his offences
should have reason
to despair
of pardon.
If I have grievously offended You, My Redeemer,
let me not offend You even more
by thinking that You are not kind enough to pardon Me.

Amen.

One response to “A Despair Prayer”

RiverAngel42

May 19, 2009

Powerful Prayer.

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