Hide Me! A Prayer for When You're Weary of the Criticism of Others
A Prayer by Graham Cooke Photo Credit
From the Series: Two-Minute Prayers
For when you feel exhausted, exposed, and ready to give up… this is one of Graham Cooke's prayers that I've adopted in my own prayer life:
"Father, I'm weary of being misunderstood. I'm tired of the ungracious scrutiny of others. Hide me, dear Lord, in the Secret Place of your presence. Keep me from people who speak about me, but not to me. I am helpless against the riptide of their words. I cannot defend myself. Refresh my heart to look on them with love.
I accept this part of your cross. Change my heart to speak with your love and sculpt my life through these situations. Let their hard words chisel away my roughness, forming Christ."
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With all my love,
Sue
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Hello Susan!
It is truly a blessing to stumble across your site at such a time in my life.Surely God makes no mistake!Looking forward to reading your book!
I’m so glad you found a measure of comfort and blessing here – I hope to get to know you better! Thanks for visiting 🙂
Thank you Susan for this prayer. Sometimes only a few words can speak thousands. There's much depth to this prayer, which makes a lot of sense, from your brief bio next to your picture, I take it you have lived deep within to overcome so many obstacles. I've registered for a free copy of your book and look forward to reading it! Thank you!
Hi Cathy,
I look forward to getting to know you! Thanks for coming by to visit and for pre-ordering my book – you are a great blessing 🙂
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