Prayers

I’ve been trying so hard to get this right.  I’ve been trying to be good enough, to be holy enough, to be strong enough. I’ve tried to be the person…

Long distance is so much more difficult than I thought it would be. I wasn’t blind to the fact that this would be a challenge — after all, love can…

I’m exhausted. I am truly just exhausted — there is no other word for this feeling. I’m trying my best, but some days it feels like my best isn’t enough. I…

I’m carrying something deep within me — something that feels heavy and haunted, something I’ve tried so desperately to control and manage on my own. And yet, no matter how…

My wedding day is coming up soon, and I thought I would feel ready. I imagined I’d be filled with the most tender kind of joy, but if I’m being…

God, I know this might seem small in the grand scheme of things, but right now, it really hurts. I don’t want to be dramatic. I don’t want to make…

God, Sometimes I look back at the human being I used to be before I found you, and I don’t know what to do with the weight of my feelings.…

God, I want to believe in love again. I want to believe that my heart can be something other than broken, something other than guarded, something other than afraid. I…

God, I am so worn down by this season of waiting. Month after month, day after day, the cycle of hope and heartbreak feels heavier than before. I wake up…

God, Sometimes, I feel like I’m walking in my faith alone. I love my friends. They are kind, they are funny, they are the human beings I’ve built my life…