Lord, mental illness lives in my family, and loving someone through it is harder and lonelier than people on the outside understand. Your word calls us to carry one another's burdens, and ours has been heavy for a long time. Strengthen everyone in this family who is holding it — the caregivers running low, the children who grew up around it, and the one who is ill and worn out by their own mind. Give us patience that does not run dry, and boundaries that keep us well enough to keep loving. Guard us from blame — of them, of ourselves, of each other — and from the shame that keeps families like ours silent. Help us find real support: for the one who is unwell, and for the rest of us quietly wearing thin. And on the days hope is hard to find, carry what none of us can carry alone. Hold my whole family, Lord, the well and the unwell alike. Bear this with us. Amen.
A prayer for you
Prayer for Mental Illness in My Family
Living alongside a loved one's mental illness is a long, complicated love; here are words for the whole family.
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”
People ready to pray — matched to your situation
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Mother of Good Counsel
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Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
New York
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EMERGE COUNSELING
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RUAH Counselling Centre
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Our Lady of Good Counsel
Lawrence, MA
Call +1 978-682-9761 - Mental healthPhone
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
Little Rock, AR
Call +1 501-666-5073 - Mental healthPhone
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
Mountain Home, ID
Call +1 208-587-3046 - Mental healthPhone
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
Renault, IL
Call +1 618-458-7710
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