I pray that God will make me more sympathetic. more empathetic. so that I will understand the loved who feel unloved, the blessed who feel unblessed. so that I will know what it means to cry for attention. affirmation.

so that I will not dismiss them but love them.

so that I know how to comfort, how to embrace, how to tell them they are precious. so that I can tell them the world's standards are lies.

that they are not worthless because they are fat and ugly.

that they are not unwanted and unloved.

so that I can tell them they are beautiful. that they are gorgeous and lovely. that we are beautiful and amazing, captivating and glorious.

I pray that God, you will heal broken hearts. You will wipe away our tears, shed and unshed. Dear God, show us that you love us, even when we are fat and old, wrinkled and unpretty, with saggy boobs and knobby knees. Dear Lord, please cast out those who bring us down with their evil words, their hurtful lies, their brutal contempt.

Dear Lord, please draw the weary and the wounded hearts to you. Love them, and help them turn to you, Lord.

(I really want to slap and roar at these evil pigs, *I hope they grow fat and awful so they'll suffer as they've caused suffering!!* but help me turn away!)

In His mighty name, I pray and ask. Amen.