Prayers for Adults sexually abused as Children

[Olympiada]

Greetings All
I am seeking out some Orthodox prayers for adults sexually abused as children. Can anyone direct me to some? Also is it Normal Standard Orthodox practice for a bishop to encourage parents of abused children to pray for an abuser and not the abused?
Thanks
Olympiada

[GOCPriestMark]

That sounds strange, why wouldn't both be in need of prayer?

[Olympiada]

Good question. I am privy to a story like this although I was not directly involved. I suppose it does not matter, except in it involves my bishop and my diocese. I find the culture of my church to be oppressive, to say the least.

[DavidHawthorne]

Did the bishop say, "Don't pray for the abused"? Or did he say, "Pray for the abuser" as well? Surely both are in need of prayer...........

[Olympiada]

To my knowledge he did not pray for the abused, but that is not my banner to carry. I know myself as abuser and abused, and again I ask, where are the prayers for the abuser and the abused?

[spiridon]

As your Brother in Christ I say to you that those prayers that you seek are in the very same prayers you say morning and evening...
with Heartfelt confession pray for the abuser , and ask God to help you understand and WholeHeartedly understand how to truely forgive , and you will find the upmost closure in this one day ,as God has preserved you to understand and forgive, and most of all to help others who feel the same way you did ...