please God, help this family. i cry at the hurt they must feel. i cry at the loss the mother is going thru. i cry at the fear the father has. please God, let them learn to depend on you, and trust in you, and have faith, courage, and strength. i know those days of fear. i can relate to the dad so much dear God. that "what will happen to me if i give this up? i don't want to face what i have done. i can't face my family and this junk i kept doing, w/out this drink." i feel so ashamed when i think of what i did. even now. after all those years of soberness, i still feel sickened inside, when i see how much i hurt my family and friends. i know he has to get there too, God. i hate that he has to. i pray God, that he not run back to the bottle, when he sees his wrong. i pray be begs and depends on you for help. i hate to pray that he become as sickened by the wrong as i had to before i stopped, but if that is the only way for him to stop, then please, dear God, give him that revulsion. change his heart. take away his despair, and make him believe that he can change.
i know the mom may feel so alone right now. and so scared. she must feel so much anger right now dear God. please help her. hold her. comfort her. take her hurt away. give her strength to believe in you and what you have in mind for her. refresh and renew her spirit. give her a clean, pure, new dream. thank you so much, dear God, for how much you love and take care of us.
Give towncrier hope. take away his fears and his pain. show him the joy he has, because he has you. give him strength to face the hurts in his family. his mom and dad lean on him, dear God. teach him how to direct them to lean on you. teach towncrier wisdom and knowledge, and above all, peace that passes all understanding. you are such an awesome God.
we thank you for being in our lives. we thank you for loving us, no matter what we do. we thank you for not giving up on us. we pray that we teach these things and practice these things to and with others.
amen.
