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, 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.