Lord, my daughter is carrying depression, and it breaks something in me to watch the light go out of a girl who used to shine. I do not have a tidy prayer for this — just a parent's ache laid down in front of You. Your word says You have seen affliction, that You know the soul in its adversity, so You have already seen hers, every heavy hour I am not even aware of. Be with her in them. I am not asking You to lift her mood on command; I am asking You to hold her, and to keep her from believing the lies depression tells her about her worth and her future. Make me a steady, gentle presence she can lean on without feeling like a disappointment. Quiet my urge to fix it, and grow my capacity to simply be with her. And lead us to the help she needs and deserves. You have seen my daughter's affliction, Lord. Do not look away now. Amen.
A prayer for you
Prayer for My Daughter With Depression
When depression weighs on your daughter, a parent's heart breaks quietly; here are honest words for that ache.
“You have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.”
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