A Morning Prayer When Getting Up Is Hard

Lord, it's morning, and I don't want to get up. The day feels too big and I feel too small.

I'm not asking for the whole day right now. Just help me sit up. Then help me stand. Then whatever comes after that.

Your mercies are new this morning, even if I can't feel them yet. Be new to me, God — one small step at a time.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this before your feet touch the floor — eyes closed, still under the covers is fine. Hard mornings are not a sign of weak faith; they are a place God is willing to meet you. If most mornings feel this way, that's worth telling a doctor or counselor, and in a crisis you can call or text 988 any hour.

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." — Lamentations 3:22–23 (KJV)