March 10th

Risk-taking God, you never said a life of faith would be easy. The suffering of this world presses up against my tender heart and asks questions that I do not have answers for. When those challenges arise, meet me in the middle. Hold my heart tenderly as I throw questions at the sky. I trust that you are listening. I trust that you are there. Amen.

March 11th

Gracious God, I do not want to stay stagnant, but growth is never easy. When my own growing pains catch up with me, remind me that even Peter had to change his mind. Bless my growth. Bless my curiosity. Bless this winding journey as I find my way home, again and again and again. Amen.

March 12th

Gracious God, it can be easy to look at my day and pay attention to what was hard or draining, but that is not the way I want to see my life. Instead, help me look at my days and see the good. Wrap my fingers around the beauty of this world. Help me cling tightly to the sound of my best friend’s laughter, to the joy of a bright pink sunrise, and the sure confidence that you never leave us alone. Amen.

March 13th

God, I am learning about the contours of my heart. I am learning about the places I carry shame. I am learning the limit of my “yes” and where I need to say “no.” I am learning to lament. I am learning that time is a drumbeat that only gets faster. I am learning that you are in the little things, and the Spirit is by my side. God, I am learning. Do not let me stop. Amen.

March 14th

God, open both my hands. Spread my fingers wide. Let the weight of the world run through. Release my grip on control. Release my grip on the desire to be the best. Hold me tightly so that I can hold what is heavy loosely. With open hands, I pray. Amen.

March 15th

Holy God, Peter is fixed on the idea that Jesus will live (Mt. 16:21-23). He wants death to be out of the picture, and yet Jesus was fixed on his mission. When I feel like Peter, when I am eager to dig my heels in and declare the hill that I will die on, soften my heart. Remind me that there are times when changing my mind may be a step closer to you. Amen.

March 16th

Holy God, I make plans. I fill calendar pages. I etch things into stone, and then a pandemic comes. And then the world turns upside down. And then love falls apart, or falls back together, and plans go out the window. Remind me that you hold the world in your hands. You may hold goodness for my life that I cannot even imagine yet. So if I am fixed to anything, let me be fixed to you. Humbly I pray, amen.