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Healing A Broken Heart Prayer

A short, Scripture-shaped theme prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.

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A prayer to pray now

Father, You heal the broken-hearted. You bind up their wounds. That is Your promise in Psalm 147:3.

My heart broke. I have been carrying it, hoping it would fix itself. It has not.

A song plays, and it stings. The morning has a sharper edge than it used to. Good news comes, and it lands wrong.

Bind these places. Wrap the wound. I know the scar is not the same as the wound never happening. But the scar is not the same as the open wound either. Take me from open to scarred.

In time, replace the loss in Your own way. Until then, do not leave me to bleed alone.

Amen.

How to pray it

  1. Read it slowly. Move through this prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
  2. Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
  3. Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.

Verses to pray

Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.

  1. I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
    Ezekiel 36:26
  2. so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.
    2 Corinthians 2:7

Questions about this prayer

When should I pray healing a broken heart prayer?

Pray it whenever the words fit your moment — at the start of the day, in a hard stretch, or when you simply want to turn toward God.

Which Bible verses anchor this prayer?

This prayer is anchored in Ezekiel 36:26, 2 Corinthians 2:7. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.

Can I save or share this prayer?

Yes. Use the Copy prayer button to copy the words, or open the Chosen Portion app to keep a daily prayer, devotional, and Scripture with you.