Prayer of the Day

Lord, a decision is in front of me, and it is too big for a coin flip and too heavy for another sleepless night. So I set it down here, between us.

You already know what I should do. I am not informing You of anything. I am asking You to let me in on it.

Clear the fog, Lord. Show me the facts I have been avoiding and the fears I have been obeying. Send me counselors who love me enough to disagree with me, and make me humble enough to ask them.

If this path is wrong, unsettle me now, while turning back is still cheap. If it is right, give me that steady, quiet peace that does not depend on everything going well.

And when it is time to choose, deliver me from endless stalling dressed up as prayer. Deciding is also an act of trust. Whichever way I go, Lord — go with me.

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.