Gracious and Loving Father, You are Beautiful and Wondrous. You love us unconditionally and Your love will never cease. Though I search for it in this world—for something similar, I don’t find it. It’s simply not available through anything else or anyone here on earth. This world is broken and all humans are flawed.
I have this yearning—to be loved perfectly, to be accepted, to feel that I am valued, to feel secure, to feel complete. I don’t even know what I yearn for sometimes. But I am learning that nothing can truly satisfy it but You. In You, I can find deep rest.
I love walking with You. I love that when I wake, You are with me. I love that as I go throughout my day—at any given moment—I can be with You. I love that You lay my head down to rest at night. Sure, sometimes I don’t feel it, but nonetheless, You are there.
Open my senses, my awareness, my soul, to feel Your Presence. Give me the desire, the perseverance, the courage, to each day choose to live with You, to seek Your Presence.
In living with You, I pray for a clear mind, calm spirit and peace—shalom. That’s what I was made for, to live in communion with You. While everything may not be “right” or as I want it, I feel more peace. It’s all more doable. I’m more secure. You are my refuge, my fortress and my shield.
Lord, I can’t be the only person who feels this way. May I have compassion on those who struggle for peace, who may be mentally distressed—whether it be depression, anxiety, discouragement, feeling unsettled, or restlessness. I feel that way from time to time. When I do, I’d love for someone to be Your hands and feet and be there for me.
Lord, show me who needs Your loving touch, who needs to know that they are loved, are valued, are accepted, are secure. While we can never be complete without You, we can soothe each other and be the hands and feet of Jesus. May I seek to share the kindness, the patience, the love and compassion that You embody.
Your love is enduring and unfailing. May I, and those who I minister to, rest in that truth.
In the Kindhearted Name of Jesus I pray.
Amen.
