Prayer of the Day

Lord, You know who I am praying about. You saw what they did. You know it was real. I am not here to pretend it didn't hurt.

But I have been carrying this too long, and it is heavier than they will ever know. The resentment I keep feeding does not touch them. It only lives in me, and it is a bad tenant.

So today, as an act of will and not of feeling, I choose to forgive. I hand this person and what they did over to You — the Judge who sees everything and gets everything right. Justice is Yours now, not mine. I resign the job.

I may have to pray this again tomorrow. The hurt may knock again next week. Each time it does, help me open the door and hand it back to You.

And someday, Lord — I am not there yet — make me able to wish them well. Do in me what only You can do.

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.