Answered Prayers for Mental Health and Recovery
A Peace That Surpassed All Understanding
Marisol, Santa Fe · January 6, 2022
This is the sender’s own account, sent to us after their prayer was carried in. It is not a promise that the same will happen for anyone else.
Dear Fr. Marco, I wrote to you asking you to carry a prayer for my mental health. I've been struggling with anxiety for years, and the weight of it was becoming unbearable. I asked for your service to carry my simple prayer for peace and strength into St. Peter's. Sending that card felt like releasing a burden I was never meant to carry alone. Since then, it hasn't been that the anxiety disappeared, but something shifted. There's a steadiness in me now that I didn't have before. The dark thoughts are quieter. I'm finding it easier to breathe, to get through a day without being overwhelmed. It feels like a small miracle, this new calm. Thank you and your team for being a part of my journey toward healing.
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