Father, in Jesus' name, I pray for those individuals who have hurt me in the past. As an act of my will, I forgive them for what they did. I will not hate them, despise them, or desire that they suffer retribution for their actions.

In fact, Lord, I ask You to forgive them and open their eyes so that they will see and know the error of their ways and not hurt others in the way that they hurt me. Draw them close to You, Lord. Minister Your life unto them.

I give You all the hurt and bitterness in my life. I refuse to carry the burden of those past hurts in my heart anymore. Help me, Lord, to cleanse my heart with Your Word. I release the individuals who have hurt me, and I ask You to speak Your blessings upon them.

I will no longer live with the suffered wrong, I resist the temptation to pick up or remember the hurts. I will not gossip about what they did or ridicule or attack their character.

Instead, I choose to think on Your Word, which tells me to let go of the past and press on toward the prize of Your high calling. I will not let the pain of my past rob me of the promise of my future.

Thank You, Lord, for freeing me from my past. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Scripture References
Matthew 6:12
Isaiah 43:18
Philippians 3:13-14

Source: Scriptural Prayers for the Praying Woman.
Excerpt permission granted by White Stone Books