I found the following on another blog and it touched me deeply. Maybe it is because so often times I feel hate in my own heart at times. I hate hate. I especially hate it in me.

“God, You will have to do something in my heart to help me love someone.

Hate has overtaken me, my heart is hard, toward someone. Help me with this Lord.”

So I pray for this person now: Father, as I pray for this special child of yours — you know who she is — I also pray for the same thing for me. For you know oh, Lord the things that cause us anger and hate. You know it oh so well. You see our hearts, Lord, that we long to please You but we fail when we hate others. We hate it when we fail you. Which brings even more condemnation. You’ve not called us to hate but to love and this we know. Lord it is not within us to love those who attack and hurt us. But of course You know that. That is why You sent your Son to live in us because even if we could love and forgive, our love and our forgiveness would never be good enough. It still would never be good enough, for You are the only One perfect enough to love. I ask for my sister that you help her right now. You have seen the trials that she just has been through. You know the heart aches she has suffered and Lord, she knows, oh yes, we both know, You still are not done with us. But you have promised that You who began a good work in us are faithful to complete it. We trust You with this, Lord and even though I do not know this sister personally, I know she believes and knows the same things also. So we stand. We stand together though miles apart as one in knowing who You are and what You can do through us. For without you we can do nothing. I ask that you have mercy and remember our frame, that we are but dust. Take my sister’s heart and gently mold it into what you desire. You have made her a merciful person, this I sense. May the mercy she has shown others come back to her many times over. May your tenderness come into her heart and further shape Her in your image. Comfort her also, Lord with your peace. Like the scripture says, “Be still and know that I am God.” You have overcome all things, God. This we praise You in. Even in our greatest weakensses and sins, You have overcome. You have overcome the darkness. You have overcome the pain of watching suffering in loved ones. You have overcome the hate that comes upon us when we do not forgive. Help us to forgive, Lord. Help us to forgive any and all that would make us angry or hurt us. Better yet, Lord, forgive through us because our forgiveness is not good enough and never will be. You are love and we desire to love others as You love us. May you be more than enough right now for my sister, Jesus. May you be more than enough. Thank You Lord for your faithfullness to us. Thank You for mercies you have already shown and mercies to come. Fill my sister’s heart with Your peace and may she know it is well within her soul. Comfort her in all afflictions and speak peace to her heart. It is nothing to you Lord to take a hard heart and soften it. You know exactly how to do it. We trust our hearts to no one else but You. You are gentle and lowly. You are the good Sheperd and You lead us into green pastures. Where else can we go, if not to You, Jesus? We love you Lord. We love You and adore you. Watch over my sister and bless her and keep her forever and forever. Help her to rest in You, Lord. May You be all she needs now and forever. And Lord will You let her know somehow I love her and care? Thank You, Lord for being more than enough for any and all of us.