A Prayer for peace and attentiveness
Lord God,
I pray for my heart and mind to rest in peace.
Help me to trust with the things I can’t see and can’t control.
Forgive me for not paying attention to your words,
not listening to your voice,
not waiting in the quiet place for you.
You say that if I pay attention to your commands,
your peace will flow like a river over me.
Your righteousness will wash over me without end.
And you tell me that I will never find peace without your righteousness.
I cannot give over my thoughts and emotions to the enemy’s lies
and feel comfort in your arms
or hear your words of blessing.
I will hear the noise instead.
I will feel the anxiety that chaos brings.
And I will think you’ve forgotten about me
or can’t protect me.
Lord, protect me from this dangerous path toward unbelief!
If I want peace, I only need to crave righteous living.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
“If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea….;There is no peace,’ says the Lord, ‘for the wicked.'”
