Dear God, I have a friend and a family member who has been hurt by people in church and has given up on going to church. Please help them to realize that not all people in church are as abrasive as those they have encountered and that they should not rest their relationship with you on those people. Help them to rekindle the fire for you as they had once upon a time. Touch their hearts so that they will know that there are people in the church who can help them heal from the hurts and that church is for glorifying you, strengthening themselves and serving others. Help them to realize the path that they have taken to walk away from you will only end badly because clubs & alcohol cannot solve their problems. Only you can.