Empowering prayers
Welcome, protective mothers. These prayers were crafted to sustain and empower you through the challenges of the Family Court System. May they bring you protection, peace, faith, and strength as you navigate these difficult times.
Prayers for Protection
It is important to pray for protection for you and your children daily during the spiritual battle that rages during post-separation abuse, legal abuse, and chronic litigation. You are encouraged to pray in your own words or in these prayers.
Prayer for Your Children
Almighty God, source of all strength and love, protect my children and keep them safe from all harm and danger. Rescue them from emotional, spiritual and physical abuse and save them from neglect, manipulation, lies, and coercion. Grant that all involved in their care will act to protect them in clear and mighty ways. Give them your peace, truth, comfort, and courage. Heal their wounds and anxieties. Send their guardian angels to watch over them. And may they sense your loving arms around them each day. In Christ's Name. Amen.
Prayer for your Spiritual Protection
St. Patrick's Breastplate Prayer of Protection
St. Michael Prayer
Almighty God, send Saint Michael the Archangel to defend us in battle and be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and may St. Michael, the Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Bedtime Prayer
Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in
peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen. (From the Book of Common Prayer)
Prayers for Strength and Victory
For Strength
Almighty God, grant me your strength, courage, and the comfort of your powerful presence. Calm my nerves, ease my anxiety, and still my heart. Provide me the strength to persevere in faith and maintain hope in your will for me and my children. May I speak, act, think, and plan wisely, by the power of your Holy Spirit. When my faith falters, send your grace to uphold and embolden me to trust in you. In the powerful Name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
For Victory
Loving God, grant me the victory of securing safety and protection for me and my children by your grace and power. Speak through me and through all who advocate for me and my children in such a way that our cause will be heard, understood, and granted, for your mercy's sake. Amen.
Prayers for those in the Legal System
For the Judge/Magistrate
God of Justice and Mercy, bless Judge ______ with your wisdom, clarity, and truth. Give them insight to see clearly through any and all lies and manipulations. Impress upon them a desire to protect me and my children and give them zeal to administer true justice in our case. May their decisions and orders, by your grace, secure protection and safety for the children and me. In the strong Name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
For your Attorney
Gracious God, pour out your wisdom, clarity, and insight upon __________. Speak and work through my attorney in mighty and persuasive ways. Help them to understand the key points and issues that need to be addressed at each moment. May they be fully prepared, organized, informed and focused on my case so that they are able to defend our cause in convincing and effective ways in order to bring about justice and safety. In Christ's Name. Amen.
For Opposing Counsel
God of Truth, render opposing counsel entirely ineffective in perpetuating any and all forms of legal abuse and vexatious litigation. Whenever they seek to bully, slander, persecute, manipulate, intimidate, coerce, or spread lies about me, our child(ren), or events in our situation, confuse and confound them and remove their credibility in the eyes of the court. In the strong Name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
For GALs/Minors Counsel, Conjoint Therapists, & Evaluators
Gracious God, give ___________ the ability to see the truth in our case and be highly motivated to provide protection and recommendations that are truly in the best interests of the children. Wherever there are lies, expose them. Wherever there are abuses, reveal them. Wherever there are safety concerns, demonstrate them. May ____________'s actions, statements, testimony, recommendations and report(s) best serve our child(ren), so that their emotional and physical safety will be secured. In Christ's Name. Amen.
Everyone is invited to pray the following prayer regularly for change in the family court system:
For Change in the Family Law System
God of Truth and Justice, create a revolution of change in the family law system in our nation and wider world. May it truly serve the vulnerable and prioritize the safety of victims and children who are in harm's way. Wherever lies, misogyny, or corruption have entered into this system, we break their hold in Jesus' Name. We bind and shatter all attempts made by the Enemy to weaponize the family court system against the vulnerable in Christ's Name. May all corruption be exposed and put to an end. Raise up leaders now to positions of authority who will fight for victims, justice, change, and truth. In Christ's Name we pray. Amen.