A Prayer about Freedom from Contempt
A Prayer about Freedom from Contempt
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Psalm 123:3
Merciful and Loving Lord,
Many of us have suffered
from daily doses of contempt,
deployed by the evil one through “arrogant attackers” (Psalm 123:4).
Contempt spreads like a cancer
within our bodies and souls,
wreaking havoc on our hearts,
deceiving our brains.
Contempt shouts at us,
telling us we’re not
strong enough,
smart enough,
thin enough,
good enough.
Contempt makes fun of us
for crying out to you for mercy.
And yet, we do, for where else could we go?
You alone have seen our worst,
judged it for what it is—
destructive sin and rebellion,
and sent your Son to die for it,
that we might be freed from it.
You, the One Judge
who has the right to condemn us,
sent your Son to pay our debt,
that you might call us your beloved children.
Because of your mercy and grace,
may we never join with voices of contempt,
and may we bring the good news about you
to others
through love, patience, kindness, and gentleness.
In Jesus’ freeing name. Amen.
Read Psalm 123.
![Will you join me in lament for those with chronic illness?
For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help. Psalm 22:24
Good Father,
Today we lift up our friends
who have searched and searched and searched,
who have waited and waited and waited
…for health, for wholeness, for healing.
We join in their lament
using the words of David:
“My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me?”
[Don’t you hear my groaning?]
“O my God, I cry by day,
but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest” (Ps. 22:2).
How we thank you, Heavenly Father,
that you have given voice to our lament
in your Word.
As David names his grief to you,
he remembers his reason to trust in you,
and he asks boldly and persistently for help.
We join him on behalf of all of our friends
who have suffered for years:
“In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them”
(Ps. 22:4).
“Be not far from me, for trouble is near,
and there is none to help”
(Ps. 22:11).
As we raise our cry for help,
may we remember that you are the good Father,
and may we join with David in praising you,
for we have even more reason to hope:
your Son, our Savior was forsaken on the cross
that we might be forgiven,
that we might one day live with you
in eternal glory,
in whole and healed bodies forever and ever.
Read Psalm 22.
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