Prayer of the Day

Lord Jesus, today we join the crowd at the gates and cry out with them: Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

You came humbly, on a donkey — a King unlike any other king. Come into our city, our home, our hearts, the same way today.

Keep our praise from fading by Friday. Make us people whose welcome lasts, who follow You not just in the parade but all the way through the week ahead.

Hosanna in the highest! In Your name we pray, 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.