Answered Prayers for Mental Health and Recovery
Finding Peace and a Path Forward
Elara, Bend · June 17, 2023
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 asked you to carry a prayer for my son, Matthew, who has been struggling with severe anxiety and depression for a long time. It has been a very dark and heavy time for our whole family. I sent the prayer for his mind to find some calm, and for us to find the right help. Since you took his name to St. Peter’s, we have seen a small but real change. He agreed to try a new counselor, something he had refused for months. The arguments at home have lessened. He is sleeping a little better. I don’t know what the future holds, but it feels like a weight has shifted. For the first time, I can see a path forward. Thank you for carrying our burden when we couldn’t.
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