Lord, hear our prayer:

We pray for those whose hopes are dashed and whose lives are filled with ‘might have beens’ and whose memories are clouded with ‘if onlys’; for those who never had a dream or vision and for those who aimed at nothing and have reached their goal. We pray for those who planned for everything and received nothing; for those who asked for little and went away empty-handed; for those who have an abundance of this world’s material possessions on which they have set their hearts, but have nothing that ultimately matters. Lord, in your mercy, we ask all these requests in the name of Christ.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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