Prayer of the Day

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Wash what I cannot wash. Reach the corners I hide even from myself — the grudge I have made comfortable, the envy I dress up as ambition, the small deceits I no longer notice.

I do not want to be merely pardoned, Lord. I want to be different.

Make my heart a room You would be at home in.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Father, before this day slips away, let me look at it with You.

Walk back through it with me, hour by hour. Where were You in it? Show me the moments I missed — the gift disguised as an interruption, the answer disguised as a delay.

What did I do today that I'm glad of? Let me thank You for it instead of congratulating myself. What do I wish I could take back? Let me confess it instead of excusing it. You already know; help me be as honest as You are merciful.

Teach me whatever today was trying to teach me, so I don't have to repeat the lesson too many times.

And then, Lord, help me close the book on it. Today is finished. It belongs to You now — the good, the bad, and the unfinished. I entrust it all to Your keeping, and myself along with it.

In Jesus' name, Amen.