A prayer to walk courageously + notice His goodness

Jesus, thank you for the gift of another Monday!
For more time—what an undeserved privilege.
For a fresh slate + brand new mercy—it’s not recycled or rationed; rather, it’s lavished out on me:

Sometimes Mondays feel like the weight of the whole week is already pressing in. My heart carries questions I don’t know how to answer, burdens I can’t fix, and longings that feel too tender to say out loud. But You already see them—every hidden ache, every whispered hope—and You don’t turn away. You hold what I cannot, and You remind me that nothing I face today is bigger than Your presence with me.

When distractions swirl and responsibilities crowd out stillness, slow me down enough to notice You.
Teach me that I don’t have to earn peace—it’s a gift You freely give. Help me to trade my hurry for holy dependence, my self-reliance for surrender. And when I forget, when I try to muscle through on my own, gently lead me back to Your heart.

Father, prepare my spirit for the week ahead—not by promising ease, but by rooting me in truth.
Your grace will meet me in every place I feel unprepared.
Your wisdom will guide the choices that feel too heavy.
Your kindness will remind me that being near You is always enough.
More than checking off tasks or hitting milestones, I want to walk with You—step by step, breath by breath.
Aligned, centered, living a life that is marked by faithfulness—because it is in listening to YOU that I find life and everything good.