Prayer of the Day

Lord, the interview is almost here. I've pressed the shirt, printed the resume, and rehearsed my answers in the mirror — now I'm handing You the part I can't control.

Calm my nerves in the waiting room chair. When they say "tell me about yourself," untangle my tongue and bring the right words. Help me remember my own accomplishments — the ones that scatter the moment I get nervous — and speak of them honestly, without bragging and without shrinking.

Let the interviewers see me clearly, Lord: not just the resume, but the worker, the person who will show up and do this job well. Give me good questions to ask and the sense to listen more than I perform.

And Father, about the outcome — I want this job. You know how much. But You see the whole road and I see one door. If this is my door, swing it wide. If it isn't, close it kindly and keep me walking, because somewhere there is a chair with my name on it.

Either way, I'll walk out of that room with my head up.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Lord, be with me tonight.

The day took more than I expected, and I'm coming to You with what's left of me — which isn't much. You've never asked for more than that.

Whatever tonight holds — quiet or chaos, a full house or an empty one — be in it with me.

Guard my home while the lights go out. Guard the people I love, near and far, under whatever roof they're sleeping tonight.

Take tonight's worries — the ones about tomorrow, the ones about money, the ones about people — and hold them until morning. If they still matter then, we'll talk. Most of them won't.

Give me peace tonight, Lord. Not because everything is settled, but because You are here, and You are good, and You'll still be both when the sun comes up.

In Jesus' name, Amen.