Saints LightPrayer in Time of Anxiety
A prayer for moments of worry, fear or panic, built on the Lord's words not to be anxious about tomorrow (Matthew 6:34); written for this app. Pray it slowly, breathing out on each sentence, whenever anxiety rises.
The prayer
Lord Jesus, my heart is restless and my thoughts will not be still. I am afraid of what may come, and I cannot see the way ahead. You calmed the wind and the waves with a word; speak your peace into me now.
I place in your hands what I cannot control: this worry, this fear, these people I love. Take them, Lord, for they are safer with you than with me. Give me only the grace I need for this day, and the trust to leave tomorrow to you.
Holy Spirit, Comforter, breathe calm into my body and light into my mind. Mary, my Mother, hold my hand. Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.
Pray it this week
This week, when worry wakes you or grips you during the day, pray the last line slowly three times and hand that worry to God by name.
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