A Monday Morning Prayer

Lord, it's Monday. I'll be honest — part of me wanted to pull the covers back over my head. The whole week is standing at the door with its list.

But before the inbox, before the commute, before anyone needs anything, I remember what You said: Your mercies are new every morning. Not left over from last week. New. This morning. For me.

So take last week, Lord — the wins I forgot to thank You for and the failures I keep replaying — and let me set it all down. This is a fresh page, and You are already writing on it.

Give me energy for a strong start, good humor for the meetings and the messages, and enough grace for the coworker who is having a Monday too.

Walk into this week ahead of me. I'd rather follow You into it than face it alone.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this before your feet hit the floor on Monday, or in the car before you walk in. If Monday is the day you dread most, make this prayer the first thing the day hears from you.

A Verse to Hold On To

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." — Lamentations 3:22–23 (KJV)