Prayer for the Weary

[Scripture reference: Isaiah 40:28-31]

Father, I feel so weary

Tired in my soul

Exhausted in strength

Endurance waning

Little energy, maybe too little to even hope?

My weary spirit may not be able to handle another disappointment

Another hurt

A change of course

The ongoing uncertainty

These things, they feel like they’re swelling up

Waves growing bigger, coming toward me from a distance

It feels like they just keep coming

God, I fear I might get overtaken by these waves

Father, you will not let these waves overtake me

The waters may feel uncertain, dark, scary

I only see part of them; I don’t know these foreign waters

But You know these waters; You are powerful over these waters

They obey You, they are at the direction of your hand

They may come but they will not destroy me

And, I am not alone in these waters

Father, your desire is for me to be free

Free even from this veil of weariness that can feel so heavy

To be free from its weight

I long for that too, God

You never become faint or weary, Father

I marvel at this aspect of your character

And God, not only do you never become faint or weary but you give this strength to the faint

You give this strength to me

I don’t have strength to fight this weariness on my own

And you’re not asking me to

Help me to abide in You, Father

You who strengthens the powerless

For those who trust in You, You renew their strength

I need for my strength to be renewed

And, I trust You

I won’t remain weary or faint

As I trust in You, I will be renewed

I will soar on wings like eagles

I will run and not become weary

I will walk and not faint

God, I believe you

I trust you to sustain me and to refresh, to renew my Spirit

What a beautiful, loving promise

from a beautiful, loving God, who directs the waves

It’s in Jesus’s name- Jesus, the one who invited the weary and the heavily-burdened to come to him for deep soul-rest, it’s in His name that I pray,

Amen