Please pray for my friend Samuel. We used to be close friends and had a spiritual connection as brothers in Christ. I destroyed the friendship while I backslid, said hurtful things about the church, and this destroyed our bond as brothers. We haven’t spoken in a year, and I have tried to make amends, but I can see he is still upset and disappointed by what transpired. I still feel animosity towards my previous church, and I feel that the pastor’s wife divided our friendship because he is the youth leader there. He has only been sober for two years, and I relapsed, resulting in him cutting me off and distancing himself. I have made mistakes and said terrible things that caused disunity between our once strong relationship. I feel heartbroken and hurt, and I feel betrayed. Please pray for me and him to get over our pride, but also pray for the friendship to be reconciled and let God intertwine.