A Prayer for the Lonely Single

Lord, another wedding invitation came, and another announcement, and I am happy for them and quietly aching for me. I come home to no one, I plan for one, I wonder if my person is ever coming and whether I am behind.

I confess I have let my singleness feel like a verdict on my worth, as if a relationship were the proof I was waiting for that I am wanted and not somehow left on the shelf.

So I bring You this longing honestly, not pretending I do not want what I want. You are the God who satisfies the deepest hunger, who fills the soul that no person was ever meant to fully fill.

Anchor my worth where it actually lives, in being loved by You. Use this season instead of letting me only survive it. Be my portion, for You are enough, and in Your presence there is fullness of joy.

I release the timeline I have been clutching and the fear that I am running out. My life is not on hold until someone arrives. I am already whole, already held, already loved by the One who is enough. Amen.