A Prayer for Hope and Strength

God, I am worn down to the bone. I have been carrying this for so long that my hands shake and my mind blurs, and I do not have anything left to give the next demand that is already coming. I am asking for help before I drop.

I confess I have leaned on my own grit until it gave out, telling myself I should be able to handle it alone. That stubbornness has only emptied me faster.

So I come to You as the source I keep forgetting I have. You give power to the faint and strength to the weak. I am exactly that, faint and weak and out of reserves.

Your word says I can do all things through the One who strengthens me, that Your power is made perfect in weakness. Let Your strength fill in where mine ran out.

I stop pretending I am fine. I hand You the load I have been hauling alone. Renew my body, steady my heart, and lift my hope along with my arms.

You are strong where I am weak, and steady where I shake. Be my strength today, and let hope rise as the weariness lifts. Amen.