Saturday Prayer: Releasing the Past

Lord, I'm holding onto things you've asked me to release - past hurts that have become familiar companions, old identities that no longer fit, relationships you've ended that I keep trying to resurrect. I'm carrying dead weight that's exhausting me and preventing me from moving forward.

Give me courage to let go. Not to erase my history but to stop being controlled by it. Not to forget lessons learned but to stop living in chapters you've already closed. Help me distinguish between what's worth carrying forward and what needs to be buried so I can move freely into what you have ahead. My hands are opening, my grip is loosening. I'm releasing what was so I can receive what will be. Lead me forward into new things.