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prayer against gossip. Heavenly Father, You are

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the God of truth, justice, and peace. Your Word

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tells us that life and death are in the power

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of the tongue. Proverbs 1821. So today, I come

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before You asking for Your protection and guidance.

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In a world where careless words can wound and

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destroy, Lord, forgive me for any time I have

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spoken when I should have stayed silent. When

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I repeated what was not mine to share, or listened

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with interest instead of love, create in me a

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clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit

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within me." Psalm 5110. Set a guard over my mouth,

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O Lord. Keep watch over the door of my lips.

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Psalm 141 .3. Help me to be a peacemaker, not

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a divider. Let my words build up and not tear

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down. Ephesians 429. When others speak gossip,

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give me the courage to turn away, to choose silence

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or to speak truth in love. Protect me, Lord,

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from being the target of gossip. Defend me from

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lies and slander. Let no false words spoken against

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me Take root or bear fruit. You are my defender

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and my judge. I trust in you. Teach me to honor

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others in both word and thought. Let me see people

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as you see them. Made in your image, loved and

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redeemable. Holy Spirit, lead me into maturity.

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Give me wisdom in every conversation. Let my

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tongue be tamed by your spirit. So that every

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word I speak glorifies you. May my speech be

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seasoned with grace and my silence be full of

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wisdom. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Word

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made flesh who spoke only what the Father gave

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him to say. Amen.