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Romans 12: 9-21
Prayer: Human instincts
Vengeance is a natural reaction and most children have the instinct from an early age.
We have to be taught to share, to forgive, to live in peace with one another and to resist our automatic reaction to get our own back.
So we pray:
When our instincts are to fight evil with evil:
understanding God, forgive us and help us.
When we talk of peace, but cannot live peaceably with others:
understanding God, forgive us and help us.
When we cannot resist the urge to get our own back on those who have hurt us:
understanding God, forgive us and help us.
When we are not content to leave judgement to you, but seek to vent our anger against those we perceive as hostile to us:
understanding God, forgive us and help us.
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©Marjorie Dobson