Prayer for Letting Go

Lord, I come before you with hands that have forgotten how to rest.

I have held onto my worries as if they were my only protection.

But this grip is heavy, and my heart is weary from the strain.

I have clutched the past, the hurts, and the things I cannot fix.

Today, I recognize that I am not meant to carry this weight alone.

I stop trying to force the doors that you have clearly closed. I stop trying

to write a future that only you can see. I breathe in your peace,

and I breathe out my desperate need for control. Watch as I slowly uncurl my