A Prayer for My Work

Lord, here is my workday. I give it to You before it starts — the inbox, the shift, the site, the schedule, whatever is waiting for me when I clock in.

Thank You for work itself. On the days it feels like a grind, remind me that this job feeds people I love, and that no honest work is small in Your eyes.

Give me skill in my hands and clarity in my head. Help me do the annoying task first instead of dreading it all day. When the pressure rises, keep my voice calm and my word good.

Bless the people around me — the coworker carrying trouble I know nothing about, the boss with pressures I don't see, the customer having their worst day. Make me easy to work with, Lord. That is rarer than talent.

Guard me from cutting corners and from grumbling — the two thieves of a good day's work.

And when the day ends, let me leave the work at work, come home with something left to give, and rest, because tomorrow is Yours too.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this on the commute, in the parking lot before you walk in, or while the computer boots up. Some people keep it taped inside a locker or a desk drawer for the days when the whole shift needs praying through.

A Verse to Hold On To

"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men." — Colossians 3:23 (KJV)