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God, I Release What I Cannot Control | A Prayer for Peace & Trust · The Power of Prayer

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  Heavenly Father, there is something I keep trying
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  to hold together with my thoughts. I return to
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  it while I work, while I eat, and when the room
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  becomes quiet. I imagine conversations that have
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  not happened. I search for answers. I cannot
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  yet. Have I tell myself that if I worry carefully
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  enough, perhaps I can prevent the thing I fear.
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  Lord, I am tired. Help me place this concern
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  before you. You know its name. You know the people
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  involved, the circumstances surrounding it, and
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  the reason it matters so, so deeply to me. I
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  do not need to explain it perfectly to be heard.
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  Today, help me recognize what is within my responsibility
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  and what is beyond my control. Give me courage
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  to act where I can make a difference and patience.
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  when the next step belongs to someone else. If
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  there is a task I have neglected, help me face
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  it. If there is a question I need to ask, give
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  me clear words. If I have done what I reasonably
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  can, help me stop treating rest as a failure.
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  Father, I bring you the people I love. Their
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  struggles can feel like my own. I want to protect
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  them, guide them, and keep them from every painful
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  mistake. Teach me to care, without trying to
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  direct every part of their lives. Help me listen
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  before offering advice. Help me ask for support
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  they need, instead of assuming I'll already know.
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  Give me wisdom about when to speak, when to remain
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  present, and when to seek help beyond what I
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  can offer. Keep my love patient and honest. Lord,
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  I also bring you the opinions I cannot manage.
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  Someone may misunderstand me. Disagree with me
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  Remain disappointed Even after An honest conversation
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  Where I've caused harm Help me take responsibility
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  Where I've spoken truthfully And acted with care
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  Help me release the endless efforts To secure
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  Everyone's approval Let my attention to turn
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  To how I live Jesus When an uncertain future
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  fills my imagination Help me notice the present
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  moment There's a place beneath my feet There
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  is a breath. There may be a person beside me
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  who needs my attention. Bring me back to the
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  life happening here. Help me prepare thoughtfully
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  for tomorrow without spending today inside a
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  possible disaster. Give me the discipline to
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  make a reasonable plan and the flexibility to
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  adjust it when circumstances change. Father,
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  I place my work and practical needs before you.
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  Some answers depend on applications. as decisions
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  or opportunities that take time. While I wait,
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  guide me toward useful action. Help me keep records,
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  follow up when appropriate, and consider alternatives.
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  Lead me toward reliable information and trustworthy
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  people. When I receive disappointing news, give
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  me space to acknowledge. Lord, I confess, sometimes
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  I confuse control with safety. I believe I'll
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  feel secure. only when every detail follows my
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  plan. Teach me how to live with uncertainty,
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  meaning thoughtful and responsible except assistance.
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  Give me humility, whose experience is different
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  from mine. Remind me that asking for support
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  can be a wise and faithful step. For the person
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  praying with me, who is waiting for news, bring
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  comfort and companion. For the person worried
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  about someone far away, help them find a meaningful
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  way, stay connected. For a person carrying a
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  responsibility that has gone too heavy, Lead
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  them toward Bracletal. Make us attentive to each
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  other. Let's share burdens through meals, conversations,
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  transport, and dependable acts of kind. Father,
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  if this worry returns after I finish with Brayne,
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  help me reach him. I can acknowledge the thought
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  without beginning a whole argument again. I can
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  ask whether there is something useful to do now.
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  If there is not, help me return to the task of
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  the rest before me. I can bring the same concern
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  to you more than once. Thank you for hearing
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  me with patience. Thank you for the people who
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  have helped me through uncertain seasons, and
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  who have studied me wisely. Today, I release
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  the demand to know every outcome. I release the
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  habit of rehearsing. I know the person's decisions.
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  I release the belief that comes with some worry.
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  I place my concern in your hands, alongside my
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  hopes.