Guided Meditation: Prayer for Inner Healing

Chris O'Donnell, bsp - Director of Catechetical Ministries at San Rafael Parish. Chris has a background in Law, Science, Ecumenical Ministries, Theology and lives by the Franciscan rule.

PRAYER FOR INNER HEALING

Father, I thank You for Your Son, Jesus, who died on the Cross not only for my sins, but also for my fears so that I may be complete and whole. I thank You that Jesus my Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever, and that He wants me to be completely whole: spirit, soul and body. And so, Lord Jesus, I ask You to walk back through every moment of my life. Heal me and make me whole.

Jesus, you knew all about me even before I was born. Thank You for being there as life began. If fear or any other negative force was in any transmitted to me innocently as I was in my mother's womb, set me free from those things. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for being there when I was born, and loving me. I exist only because of your love and you desired to will me into existence so that I could share in your life forever. Nothing occurs apart from your will, my Jesus, and so I know that I meant to be here. If there was any lack of love and rejection at my birth, Lord Jesus, fill me anew at this very moment with Your precious and unconditional love.

Lord, now journey back with me through every second of my life during those early years. There may be wounds of being from my parents because of divorce, or sickness or death. Some of us simply did not receive the love that was needed because that was best that our parents could do at that point in their lives. Lord Jesus, go back and fill in every void in our heart, giving me the love that was not received. Remove every hurt from that early time in my life and take away all of my fears, no matter what their origin. I thank You, Jesus, for setting me free and healing me.

I pray, Lord, that You will now take my hand and walk back to school with me. At times, I felt so shy, so afraid to leave home and go into new situations. Jesus, there were times I felt embarrassed at school, would You please take away those memories? When I was treated harshly by a teacher, or I was hurt by classmates, please heal those hurts. Thank You for healing those hurts and setting me free from those fears. I thank You and I praise You.

Lord Jesus, I thank You for my mother. (For those who did not have the love of a mother, fill that void, that empty place and give them the love that was needed). I ask You to stand in between my mother and me and let Your divine love flow between us. I ask forgiveness from my mother for any way I have hurt her or failed her, and I forgive her for any way she hurt or failed me.

Lord Jesus, I thank You for my dad. (For those who did not feel the love of any earthly dad, please give them all the love they needed but didn't receive). Stand between my dad and me. I pray that Your divine love will mend any broken relationship. I ask forgiveness from my dad for any way I hurt or failed him, and I forgive him for any way he hurt or failed me.

I lift up my brothers and sisters to You. Where there were feelings of competition, jealousy or resentment, I ask that Your healing power and love mend every broken relationship. I forgive each brother and sister for hurting or failing me, and I ask their forgiveness for hurting or failing them.

Thank You, Lord for being there in my teenage years when I was in Junior High School and High School. There were new problems and fears. As each painful memory is brought to my mind. I pray that You will take a spiritual eraser and wipe the pain from mind. Take away any feeling of humiliation, embarrassment, guilt, fear or failure. (Some have been teased because of race, looks, gender, religion, size or poverty and they were wounded so deeply). Out of fear I may have lied or been deceitful in order to gain another’s approval or to avoid their anger and disapproval. I hid things from others so as to avoid any conflict. I may have entered into bad relationships and friendships, acting cool in order to fit in. At times, I led people on because I liked the attention and desired to be valued and love, I fostered unchaste relationships (spin the bottle, telling dirty jokes, flirting), and I engaged in sins of the flesh. I lied to my parents about what I was doing, who I was with, and where I was. I forged their signature at times, took things from them without asking, lied to others regarding what my parents allowed. There are many secrets from this time of my life, O my Jesus, and you know them all and you love me and want to turn these burdens that I still bear into blessings. Go back, my King, present in each situation, and purify them. Let each person know You loved them as a special, unique individual and that You were there in every situation.

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