Marisa Donnelly

Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.

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Marisa Donnelly

  • A Simple, Beautiful Prayer To Turn Your Entire Day Around

    A Simple, Beautiful Prayer To Turn Your Entire Day Around

    Dear God, Today I am struggling and I need your guidance. Please help to calm my anxious heart. Fill me with confidence instead of fear, positive thoughts instead of nervousness,…

  • 6 Soothing Prayers For The Anxious Heart

    6 Soothing Prayers For The Anxious Heart

    Despite our best intentions, despite our biggest smiles or attempts to stay strong, despite our every desire to be positive and keep faith when we’re faced with pain, sometimes we…

  • A Prayer For When You Feel You’ve Lost Your Way

    A Prayer For When You Feel You’ve Lost Your Way

    Bring me light when I’m in darkness and a path to follow when I feel like I’m wandering in circles. When doors close in front of me, give me new…

  • A Prayer For The Days You Feel Insignificant

    A Prayer For The Days You Feel Insignificant

    Dear God, today I feel so small. I feel my worries crashing in on me; I feel my insecurities ringing loud in my head as if there’s a bell being…

  • Be Still And Know That He Is God

    Be Still And Know That He Is God

    “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 I remember reading this verse as a child. I remember being told that these were God’s words, His own voice…

  • When It All Falls Apart, I Know Who I Serve

    When It All Falls Apart, I Know Who I Serve

    When the world does not fall according to my plans. When my heart gets tied in knots around a person who loosens, unravels, and leaves. When pain comes knocking on…

  • Your Faith Plants A Seed

    Your Faith Plants A Seed

    I’ll never forget a sermon I heard about seeds of faith. I was in middle school, and our leader was standing up front, his arms gesturing wildly, talking about how…

  • 6 Renewing Prayers For The Exhausted

    6 Renewing Prayers For The Exhausted

    A collection of prayers for when you feel tired, lost, or uncertain. Turn to these words when you need a reminder of God’s presence. A Prayer for When You Need…

  • Be A Christian Who ‘Does’

    Be A Christian Who ‘Does’

    What does it mean to follow Jesus? This is the question of all questions, isn’t it? In today’s world, we’re so inundated with messages—from social media, from our families, from…

  • Let Your Faith Be Bolder Than Any Human Doubt

    Let Your Faith Be Bolder Than Any Human Doubt

    This world is filled with uncertainty. But as Christians, we’re encouraged to trust God’s plan, to let go of our selfishness, to know that God sees and hears us, and…