The Prayers

The story, in reverse.

The latest at the top. The rawest at the bottom. Scroll far enough, and you'll see where I started.

You can't pray until you've been honest. The further down this page you go, the more honest it gets.
The Future · Surrendering the Whole Road
Prayer: I do not carry the whole future alone.

The future

I do not carry the whole future alone.

God,

Thank You for walking with me through these long and emotional days. Thank You for the moments of honesty, connection, tenderness, and grace. Even in uncertainty, I know You are still here.

My heart longs deeply for love, closeness, peace, and stability. You know the grief I carry and the hope I still hold. Please calm the parts of me that are afraid, overwhelmed, and exhausted.

Help me continue rebuilding my life with wisdom, patience, courage, and steady faith. Guide my work, my finances, my relationships, my words, and my heart. Teach me how to love without fear, pressure, or desperation. Teach me how to trust You even when I cannot see the future clearly.

Help me breathe. Help me rest. Help me remember that I do not carry the whole future alone.

Amen. — jm

Patient and Steady · The Yearning to Reconnect
Prayer: Help me stay patient and steady.

Patient and steady

Help me stay patient and steady.

God,

Help me stay patient and steady. There is a deep yearning in my heart to reach out, reconnect, and step back into her life again. Please help me understand these emotions without being controlled by them.

Give me wisdom to know what I should do — and what I should not do. If she needs space, help me respect that with grace and trust. If I should reach out with kindness, encouragement, or an invitation to connect, give me the confidence and peace to do so without fear.

Calm my heart when doubt and uncertainty grow loud. Teach me to trust Your timing instead of trying to force my own. If this love is meant to grow, let it grow naturally, honestly, and in Your will.

Please bring peace to both of our hearts. If we are meant to move toward each other again, guide us gently and clearly.

And no matter what the future holds, thank You for bringing this beautiful woman into my life. I will always be grateful for the love, joy, creativity, and connection we share.

Amen. — jm

Quiet the Storm · The Day Before
Prayer: Please quiet the storm inside me today.

Quiet the storm

Please quiet the storm inside me today.

God,

Please quiet the storm inside me today. My heart is tired from grieving, wondering, hoping, and trying to understand things I cannot fully control. Help me release the need to solve everything at once.

If love is still meant to grow, guide it gently in Your timing. If this season is meant to shape, heal, and strengthen us first, help me trust that process without collapsing into fear.

Please hold our hearts with tenderness today. Bring us peace, clarity, rest, and protection. Heal the wounds that make love feel frightening or fragile.

And Lord, help me not lose myself inside uncertainty. Teach me how to be steady without becoming numb, hopeful without becoming desperate, loving without losing my peace, and faithful without needing immediate answers.

Help me continue building my life with purpose, creativity, humility, and love. Thank You for the beauty that still exists around me — and for the ability to still feel deeply.

Amen. — jm

One Step at a Time · The Rebuilding
Prayer: Help me build stability in my life. One step at a time, Lord. In Your timing.

Stability

Help me build stability in my life.

God,

Please help me build stability in my life. Give me clarity, discipline, opportunity, and strength. Guide my work, my creativity, and the paths that will provide peace and provision.

Help me not live in fear, panic, or scarcity. Open the right doors, bring the right people, and help me stay steady while I rebuild.

Let my gifts create value in the world and allow me to support myself with dignity, purpose, and confidence.

One step at a time, Lord.
In Your timing.

Amen. — jm

Tonight, I Ask For Something Deeper
Prayer: Tonight, I ask for something deeper than reassurance.

Tonight

Tonight, I ask for something deeper than reassurance.

God, tonight my heart is heavy. I miss her deeply. I miss the connection, the comfort, the companionship, and the love we shared. And the silence is hard for me.

My mind keeps searching for answers, signs, certainty, and relief. But tonight, I ask You for something deeper than reassurance.

Give me peace. Help me rest without trying to solve the future. Help me quiet the fear, the looping thoughts, and the ache of uncertainty.

If this relationship is meant to be restored, guide both of our hearts with wisdom, clarity, healing, and truth. And if space is necessary right now, help me honor it with love instead of fear.

Strengthen me emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and financially. Lead me toward stability, peace, purpose, and groundedness.

Help me trust that You are still working in ways I cannot fully see.

Amen. — jm

The Ground Underneath
Handwritten scriptures from Revelation, 2 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians, Luke, Proverbs, Habakkuk

The ground

The verses that carried me when I couldn't carry myself.

"Behold, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it."
— Revelation 3:8

"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
— 2 Corinthians 5:7

"A great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries."
— 1 Corinthians 16:9

"He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much."
— Luke 16:10

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding."
— Proverbs 3:5

"For still the vision awaits its appointed time… it will surely come; it will not delay."
— Habakkuk 2:3

The Words I Wanted to Live Inside
Handwritten list of words: restoration, dedicated, atonement, consistency, gentleness, purpose...

The words

A list of what I wanted to grow into.

Restoration. Dedicated. Atonement. Consistency. Gentleness. Purpose. Spiritual. Sacred. Steady. Faith. Serenity. Grounded. Presence. Anchored. Strength. Dignity. Blessing. Divine. Trust. Grace. Patience. Safety. Freedom. Pure. Gentle. Steadfast. Love. Honor. Receptive. Worthiness. Peace. Nurture. Connected. Intuitive. Meaningful. Seen. Vulnerable. Authentic. Genuine. Compassionate. Empathy. Stillness. Sanctuary. Warmth. Harmony. Calm. Confident. Accepting. True. Balanced. Profound. Understanding. Heartfelt. Enduring. Secure. Supported. Tender. Value. Core. Soul. Unity. Vision. Growth. Wholeness. Creative. Beautiful. Alive. Hopeful. Motivated. Affection. Gratitude. Helpful. Reflect. Mercy. Restore. Care. Resilient. Thoughtful. Stable. Natural. Centered. Home. Dynamic. Comfort. Open. Healing. Awake. Respect.

Not a prayer. A list of words I wanted to live inside. Written the night I realized I couldn't do it alone.

Presence Over Answers
Prayer: I don't need answers tonight. I ask only for presence.

Answers

I don't need answers tonight. I ask only for presence.

God, I am here. I don't need answers tonight. I don't need the future to resolve itself. I don't need love to prove anything to me. I ask only for presence.

Stay with me as I breathe. Stay with me as my heart softens. Stay with me when the ache rises and when the silence feels loud.

Teach me how to remain without tightening, without chasing, without abandoning myself.

If love is meant to grow, let it grow without force. If it is meant to rest, let it rest without fear.

Hold what I cannot hold. Guide what I cannot see. Calm what feels unsteady inside me.

I place my trust in You — not in outcomes, not in timing, not in control. Tonight, I choose to stay. With You. With myself. In peace.

Amen. ♥ jm

Tonight, I Choose Peace
Prayer: Tonight, I choose peace.

Peace

Tonight, I choose peace.

God, I am tired in places words don't reach. I've tried to be patient, faithful, understanding, strong — and tonight I admit I don't know what comes next.

So I release the need to figure it out. I release the need to be chosen, explained, or reassured. I release the fear that if I loosen my grip, I will lose everything.

If something is meant to stay, let it stay without my striving. If something is meant to go, let it go without breaking me.

Quiet my mind. Settle my body. Remind my heart that I am not forgotten, not behind, not unlovable, and not alone.

Give me peace that does not depend on outcomes. Rest that does not require answers. And trust that even here — especially here — You are holding me.

Tonight, I choose rest. Tonight, I choose surrender without self-abandonment. Tonight, I choose peace.

Amen. — jm

The Steadiness
Prayer: Steady my spirit today.

Steady

Steady my spirit today.

Father, steady my spirit today. Quiet every fear and awaken every hope. Guide my steps with Your peace and my heart with Your love.

Let me feel Your nearness in every breath and every moment.

Make me ready for whatever You are unfolding next.

Amen. ♥

A Quiet Note
Handwritten: My love is faithfully resting in the quiet corner of your heart.

A quiet note

My love is faithfully resting in the quiet corner of your heart.

My love is faithfully resting in the quiet corner of your heart.

"Love is patient, love is kind… it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

— 1 Corinthians 13:4, 7

The Surrender of Love · Trusting Him With Her
Prayer: I place this relationship in Your hands.

Love · Trust

I place this relationship in Your hands.

God, You know my heart and how much I love her. I place this relationship in Your hands.

If it's meant to be, bring it back in a healthy and lasting way. If it's not, give me the strength to let go.

Give me peace in this moment. Help me stay grounded, steady, and focused on my path.

I trust You with what I cannot control.

Amen. — jm

Love Held in Silence
Morning Prayer for Holding Love in Silence

A morning prayer

For holding love in silence.

Father, this morning my heart is heavy with love I cannot give and words I cannot send. But I place them all in Your hands — every thought, every ache, every longing.

Teach me that love isn't lost when it waits; it deepens. Help me remember that silence is not absence, but the sacred ground where You do Your quietest work.

When I feel the urge to reach out, remind me that You are already reaching — in ways I never could.

Let my restraint become a form of prayer. Let my patience become proof of trust. Let my peace speak louder than my words.

Remind me that love held in Your timing is never wasted — it's only being refined. Keep her safe in Your arms. Keep me steady in Your grace. And keep our hearts anchored in the promise that nothing surrendered in love is ever lost in You.

Amen.

Faith As Resting
Prayer: Teach me that faith is not waiting for what I want, but resting in what You will.

Teach me

Faith is not waiting for what I want. It's resting in what You will.

Teach me that faith is not waiting for what I want, but resting in what You will.

Let Your perfect love lead us both to peace — in Your timing, by Your hands, for Your glory.

Amen. ♥

"The God of all grace… will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you."

— 1 Peter 5:10

The Becoming · The Prayer for Who To Be

The becoming

Make me into the man You created me to be.

Heavenly Father, make me into the man You created me to be.

Strengthen my heart, sharpen my mind, and steady my spirit. Give me the courage to rise each day with purpose, gratitude, and faith.

Guide me toward financial stability and bless the work of my hands. Let my creativity — my songs, my books, my art — find the audience You have prepared for them. Let these gifts provide for me, sustain me, and glorify You.

Keep my work flowing, my community growing, and my spirit grounded in service and love.

Help me care for my family with wisdom, compassion, and strength. Heal the grief, the loss, and the heartbreak I carry. Transform this pain into wisdom, this waiting into growth, and this longing into deeper surrender.

Prepare my heart for whatever love You have planned. Let me become the kind of man who can give and receive love with openness, humility, and truth.

Amen.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, make me into the man You created me to be.
Honoring the Heart Without Fear
Prayer: Help me hear my heart without being ruled by fear.

Help

Help me hear my heart without being ruled by fear.

God, help me hear my heart without being ruled by fear.

Show me how to honor what is true in me without grasping for outcomes. Teach me the difference between patience and self-abandonment.

Give me the courage to stay present to love — and the wisdom to know when love asks to speak, not just wait.

If I am meant to remain here, strengthen me without hardening me. If I am meant to move, let it come from clarity, not pain.

Guide me step by step — not toward certainty, but toward integrity. And help me trust that honoring my heart will not destroy what is real.

Amen. — jm

The Surrender
Prayer of surrender: Your will, not mine.

The surrender

Your will, not mine. Your timing, not mine. Your love, always.

Lord, I surrender my desires, my plans, and my path to You.

Lead me where You want me to go. Shape me into who You want me to become.

Your will, not mine. Your timing, not mine. Your love, always.

Amen. ♥

The Crying Out
Prayer echoing Psalm 143:7: Do not withdraw Your presence from me.

The crying out

Do not withdraw Your presence from me.

Do not withdraw Your presence and favor from me, because if You do, I will be as good as dead.

My very life depends on Your presence. If You turn away from me, even for a moment, I will be spiritually and emotionally destroyed.

I will lose all hope and be no different from a dead person in the grave — powerless, forgotten, and separated from You.

"Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who go down to the pit."

— Psalm 143:7

The First Prayer · Holding Still in the Storm
Prayer: God, if I'm on a lost path, I pray for the strength to hold the right path.

The first prayer

God, if I'm on a lost path, I pray for the strength to hold the right path.

God, if I'm on a lost path, I pray for the strength to hold the right path.

Until then, I will hold still in the storm — trusting that I have been resurrected into the man who offers unconditional safety.

In Jesus' name, I pray.

Amen.

Exhaustion · Losing the Self
Handwritten: Have you ever been so tired that you don't know who you are?

Not a prayer yet

Have you ever been so tired that you don't know who you are?

Have you ever been so tired that you don't know what to do?

Have you ever been so tired that you don't know who you are?

When you're tired in a way sleep can't fix, the question changes shape.

Addiction · The Reckoning
Handwritten: I did all the drugs.

Not a prayer yet

I did all the drugs.

I did all the drugs. You name them, I did them.

And I'll do them again.

I did all the DRUGS!!!

Before I could pray, I had to tell the truth about where I was. This page was the truth.

Before the Prayer · The Crumble
Handwritten journal entry: When your whole world crumbles

Not a prayer yet

When your whole world crumbles, where do you go?

You didn't win tonight.

When your whole world crumbles and nothing else matters — what do you do? Where do you go?

Same line written twice, the second time in a shakier hand. Like the question was asking itself by then.

These weren't meant to be published.

They became something I was willing to share because somebody else might be in the middle, too. If any of it finds you here — you are not alone in it.