God,
I pray for this part of me that is so desperate to help in any way it can.
It sees my suffering.
It sees my pain.
It perceives danger when it perceives that things do not seem okay.
And it jumps in to protect.
It is brave and courageous and very much on its own.
May this part of me sense you near and may it know that you are a loving presence and resource to every part of me.
May it know that it is not responsible for keeping me safe or for making my pain stop.
May it know that you see it.
You see how much it wants to help.
You see how burdened it is in this responsibility.
You see how alone it is.
I sense the shame that this part carries.
It works so hard and loyally and yet faces a lot of criticism,
Even hatred.
May it feel your love.
May it find connection and union with you.
I pray that this part can look and see you more clearly.
To see your presence that is bigger than any pain or suffering that any part of me is carrying.
In the vastness of you,
May this part feel a freedom to slow down,
To wait,
Pause,
And to let you lead.
May that bring relief that allows this part to release some of the burden that it bears.
The burden to be the rescuer.
The burden to be the one to bring comfort and relief.
The burden to contain pain.
May it trust you to be the rescuer,
Comforter,
And the healer of pain in the parts that it protects.
May it experience its own comfort,
Healing and rescuing from you too.
May this part learn to trust you with all its heart and not lean on its own understanding or strength.
And as it does this,
May it find freedom and joy.
Amen.
