Prayers
A Prayer for Work
Work is where we spend most of our waking hours, and often where we grow most weary. As the pressure to perform and the fatigue of relationships pile up, even the meaning of the work itself can blur.
A prayer for work is not a plea for greater achievement, but for a heart that stays steady in the place you've been given. One short breath on the morning commute, one closing word on the way home, can change the texture of a day. The prayer and verses below walk that road with you.
Prayer
A Prayer at Work
God, let me walk with You at work today.
Take away my envy and complaints toward coworkers, and let me be faithful in the place I've been given.
Not in results but in the daily work, let me grow more like God. Amen.
In a Weary Workplace
God, I am worn out at work.
The people and the work both feel heavy. Yet I remember God placed me here.
Let me grow more like God in this place, and notice the moments I need to recover. Amen.
A Short Prayer on the Way to Work
God, walk with me on this road to work today.
The pressing tasks, the people I'll face — I place them in God's hands.
Help me be faithful in the small things today. Amen.
Scriptures to Read
- Proverbs 16:3·Commit your works to the LORD and your plans…
- Genesis 2:15·Then the LORD God took the man and placed hi…
- Proverbs 10:4·Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands…
- Proverbs 22:4·The rewards of humility and the fear of the …
- Exodus 20:9·Six days you shall labor and do all your wor…
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