Prayer of the Day

Lord, I need You to lead me. The way ahead is not clear, and I have already tried figuring it out on my own. That is how I ended up here, asking.

You see the whole road. I see about three feet of it. So I will stop demanding the whole map and ask instead for the next step.

Show me that step, Lord. Open the doors You want open, and close the wrong ones so firmly that I cannot talk myself back through them.

Speak through Your Word. Speak through wise people who love You. Speak in that quiet way You have, and give me the patience to wait until You do — because my hurry has never once improved Your timing.

I would rather walk slowly with You than run fast without You. Direct my path. I trust You with the destination.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Father, the day is over and the bed is ready. Before I sleep, I put myself back in Your hands — the same hands that held me all day long.

Thank You for everything today held, and for getting me through the parts I didn't think I'd get through.

Forgive what needs forgiving. I don't want to sleep on an unconfessed heart. You know my failures better than I do, and You are kinder to me about them than I am.

Bless the people I love — each one, by name, in my heart. Keep them through the night.

Now, Lord, let me sleep. Not the thin sleep of a worried mind, but the deep sleep of someone who knows the door is locked, the night is watched, and the One keeping guard never closes His eyes.

Into Your hands I commit my spirit — tonight, tomorrow, and always.

In Jesus' name, Amen.