This will go in the Prayer Room as well, but I wanted to put it in the Vocation Station because this is where I post most often and I want it to be seen by as many people as possible.

On Thursday a close friend of mine is being taken to a 'safe house' to give a video interview to the police. She has a long and painful history of sexual abuse, beginning when she was seven years old. It drove her to self-harm, chronic anorexia, and attempted suicide. She's now been in a psychiatric hospital for over a year. She's fifteen years old.

Now her doctors have judged her well enough to talk to the police, and God has blessed her with the courage to do it. She's going to tell them everything about her rapist if she can manage it. This will be difficult for her, as he was a trusted family friend and he manipulated her so badly that she came to believe that a.) she deserved the way he treated her and b.) he is the only one who cares about her.

Please pray that my friend has the courage to say everything to the police. Pray that this man will plead guilty, as it will spare her the ordeal of a long, drawn-out trial. She really doesn't need that on top of everything else. Pray that she recovers mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Pray for her family to be strengthened, especially her little brother.

It would be nice if you could say the Divine Mercy Chaplet, as this is the devotion I use most often when thinking of her.