Rev. Peter Fairbrother | Ministries in Self-care

A Prayer for the Broken

​This is for the broken
the bruised
the rejected
the abandoned
the left behind
the not good enough
the betrayed
the lied to
the let down
the scorned
the insulted
the forgotten
the ignored
the wounded
the raw
the second best
the third rate
the desperate

this is for the holding on
the clinging
the clutching
the excuses
the justifications
the begging
the embarrassment
the aching
the aching
the aching
the longing

and this is for the hope-less
the weary
the bitter
the cynical
the repressed
the hardened
the frozen
the closed

It takes courage to show up.
It takes courage to name the labels we pin to ourselves and others
and it takes courage to let them go.