Prayer of the Day

Lord, my heart is restless tonight, and I cannot even tell You why.

I have tried to settle it myself — with plans, with screens, with one more thing — and none of it holds.

You made this heart. You know it is restless until it rests in You.

So here it is, Lord. Still it. Loosen my grip, slow my breath, and let me be quiet in Your company, like a child leaning on someone trusted.

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.