Tuesday Prayer: Permission to Rest
God, you modeled rest for me on the seventh day, yet I still feel guilty when I stop working. I've believed the lie that my worth depends on my productivity, that rest is something I must earn rather than something you've commanded. Forgive my faithless busyness. Give me permission to rest
God, you modeled rest for me on the seventh day, yet I still feel guilty when I stop working. I've believed the lie that my worth depends on my productivity, that rest is something I must earn rather than something you've commanded. Forgive my faithless busyness.
Give me permission to rest - permission I already have but struggle to accept. Help me lay down work without anxiety, cease striving without guilt, be still without feeling wasteful. Teach me that stopping is an act of faith, that rest declares my trust in your provision. Tomorrow I'll work again, but tonight let me simply be - held, loved, and valued not for what I produce but for who I am. I am your beloved child, and that's enough.