Morning Prayer

A Morning Prayer for Comfort

If waking up today felt like a burden instead of a gift, come close.

God, I don't want to be awake. The weight of life is pressing down before I even start. Comfort the parts of me that dread another day. Be my reason to put my feet on the floor. Walk so close to me today that I can feel Your warmth. I need Your nearness more than my next breath.

God is closer than your next heartbeat — even on the days when existence hurts. You're not alone in this. Amen.

When to pray this

There is a kind of pain that does not want advice or a silver lining. It wants company. This prayer does not try to explain your circumstances or hurry you through them; it asks God to sit close while it hurts.

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