Prayer of the Day

Lord, I am tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. I have been carrying this a long time, and today it feels heavier than I am strong. So I come to You, because You never grow weary.

Give me strength — not for the whole road, just for today. That is all I'm asking for. Strength to get up and do what must be done. Strength to be patient with the people I love. Strength to hope when hoping feels risky.

You give power to the faint. You promise that those who wait on You will renew their strength. Lord, I am waiting. Renew mine.

When my own strength runs out — and it will — let Yours begin where mine ends. Your grace is sufficient for me, and Your strength shows itself best in people this weak.

So take my tired heart and steady it. Take my heavy load and share it. And walk with me through this day, one honest step at a time.

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.