Friday Prayer: Full Circle

Father, as this month ends and another begins, I see your faithfulness written across every page. You've been my shelter in every storm, my strength in every weakness, my hope in every hard place. Looking back, I see your hand in ways I missed while living through each day.

I started this month thinking I knew what I needed, but you gave me what I actually needed instead. I planned paths you redirected, worried about things you handled, tried to control what you held steady all along. I've learned again that your ways are higher than mine, your thoughts deeper than I can fathom. Thank you for prayers answered in ways I didn't expect, for growth that came through struggle, for the quiet work you did in my heart when I wasn't even paying attention.

As I step into tomorrow, I carry the lessons of yesterday and the hope of what's ahead. Keep me close to your heart, attentive to your voice, available for your purposes. Whatever this new season brings, I want to meet it with faith instead of fear, trust instead of anxiety. Tonight, I rest in your faithfulness, knowing that the same God who brought me through this month will carry me through the next. Your mercies are new every morning, and morning is coming soon.