A Friday Morning Prayer

Father, we made it to Friday — You and I.

Looking back over this week, I can see Your fingerprints on it: the conversation that went better than I feared, the strength that showed up when mine ran out, the small mercies I was too busy to notice at the time. Thank You for every one of them.

Now help me finish well. Keep me from coasting through today or leaving loose ends for someone else to trip over. Let the last hours of this week be honest work, done with a light heart.

And thank You for what's on the other side of today — rest. You worked six days and rested, and You invite me to rest too. Help me actually take it: to close the laptop, to be where my feet are, to let the week end.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this over Friday breakfast or on the way to work, when the finish line is in sight but the day still needs doing. It pairs well with a moment on Friday evening to look back and say thank You.

A Verse to Hold On To

"And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it." — Psalm 90:17 (KJV)