Answered Prayers for Mental Health and Recovery
Peace Returns After Years of Anxiety
Anya, Bend · July 24, 2026
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 wanted to write and tell you what has happened since my prayer was carried to St. Peter's. I sent a card for my own struggle with anxiety, something that has been with me for more than a decade. The days were often difficult. After you sent the photograph, I felt a small sense of relief just knowing the prayer was there. In the weeks that followed, I found I was able to sleep through the night more often. The tightness in my chest that was always there has eased. It is not gone, but it is quieter. I feel more able to face each day. I don't know why this change came now, but I am grateful. Thank you for your quiet service and for your team's careful work. It feels like a burden has been lightened.
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