Sometimes, the enemy attacks me early in the morning before I am fully awake. Thoughts of sexual fantasy suddenly invade my dreams. (I have been living a celibate life since 1995.) It is temptation when I am most vulnerable. And I am often aware that I am being protected -- that a spiritual battle is being fought over me.
But I do have free will; and sometimes, though not fully awake, I fall into the trap -- the sin of sexual fantasy. One morning, God gave me a prayer to fight off these attacks:
Lord Jesus,
I plead Your Most Precious Blood
on my mind.
Lord Jesus,
I plead Your Most Precious Blood
on every thought in my mind.
Amen.
Use this prayer when you are being harassed by impure thoughts… when you are attacked with strong temptation… when you are tempted to commit sin.
Use this prayer when thoughts distract you during Holy Mass… when thoughts interfere with your prayer life.
Use this prayer when your thoughts become confused… when thoughts torment you during the night, preventing a good sleep.
Use this prayer when you are haunted by past sins -- sins that have already been confessed in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Use this prayer when you have thoughts that tear you down, accuse you of anything… and cause you to question your self-worth.
Use this prayer when you are afflicted with depressive or obsessive-compulsive thoughts.
Use this prayer when your thoughts are “out of control” … when your thoughts are not your own.
Use this prayer when you have thoughts that tear you down, accuse you of anything… and cause you to question your self-worth.
Use this prayer when you are afflicted with depressive or obsessive-compulsive thoughts.
Use this prayer when your thoughts are “out of control” … when your thoughts are not your own.
AND FOR OTHERS, PRAY:
Lord Jesus,
I plead Your Most Precious Blood
on _____’s mind.
Lord Jesus,
I plead Your Most Precious Blood
on every thought in _____’s mind.
Amen.
Soon after I began to use this spiritual weapon,
the early morning attacks stopped.
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