Prayer of the Day

Father, You promised that if anyone lacks wisdom, they may simply ask, and You will give it — generously, and without scolding.

So I am asking.

Give me wisdom for today's choices, the big one on my mind and the small ones I won't see coming. Help me know what matters from what merely shouts.

Make me quick to listen and slow to speak. Keep me teachable when I would rather be right.

And when I know the wise thing, give me the backbone to actually do it.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Father, here is my child, almost asleep. Of everything You've trusted me with, this is the one that makes me pray the hardest.

Watch over this child tonight. Keep their sleep sweet and their dreams kind. Let them wake up rested, ready to laugh.

Thank You for who You made them to be — for the questions they ask, the way they see things, the particular joy they carry into a room. I forget to be amazed. Tonight I remember.

Grow them up strong and gentle, Lord. Give them courage for a world I can't follow them into, and a faith that's truly their own, not borrowed from mine.

Forgive me for the ways I fell short as a parent today. Cover my gaps with Your grace — You have always been the better Father.

Hold them tonight, and hold them always, long after my arms can't reach.

In Jesus' name, Amen.