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Why letting go of intercessory responsibility brings guilt

Everyone says I seem happier since leaving the church but I feel guilty for being relieved that my brother's addiction isn't my job to pray away anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Religious obligation to pray for others' problems can become a burden that feels immoral to abandon even when faith has ended.

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