Answered Prayers for Mental Health and Recovery
Finding Peace After the Diagnosis
Anya, Bend · May 31, 2025
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 and your team, I wanted to write to you about my brother. I sent a prayer card a few months ago asking for strength for him as he started treatment for severe anxiety and depression. He was having such a hard time, and I felt so helpless. Just knowing that my prayer was carried into St. Peter's gave me a little comfort. Since then, he has been going to therapy regularly. I can see a change in him. It's slow, and some days are still very dark, but last week he called me and said he felt a little bit of hope for the first time in a long while. That felt like a light breaking through. I don't know what the future holds, but I am grateful for that moment. Thank you for your quiet work. Sincerely,
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