Prayer of the Day

Lord, it's just the two of us at this table tonight. Thank You for this food, made and set for one, and for Your company, which makes it two.

Some meals alone are peaceful, and some are lonely. You know which kind this one is. Either way, You are here, and I am grateful.

Bless this quiet meal. And bless everyone else eating alone right now — let each of us remember we are seen.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Father, the house is quieting down, and I bring You my family before I sleep.

Thank You for every person under this roof tonight, and for the ones we love sleeping under other roofs — across town, across the world. One family, kept in one set of hands: Yours.

Forgive us for the ways we were impatient with each other today. We are hardest, somehow, on the people we love most. Let no sharp word from today follow any of us into tomorrow.

Watch over each one as they sleep. Give the tired ones deep rest. Give the worried ones peace. Give the little ones good dreams.

Thank You that home isn't the walls — it's the people, and it's You in the middle of us. Keep us close to each other, and closer to You.

Goodnight, Father. We're all in Your keeping now.

In Jesus' name, Amen.