Prayer of the Day

Lord, quiet the part of me that always needs to be right, to be noticed, to be first.

It is loud, and it is tired, and it has never once made me happy.

Give me instead the freedom of the low place — to admit when I am wrong, to clap for someone else's win, to serve without checking who saw.

You knelt and washed feet, Lord. Whatever You were teaching that night, teach it to me.

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.