WHEN YOU FEEL STRESSED
Lord, I feel I have taken on far too much.
I feel that everything is beginning to fall on top of me.
I know I am not coping. I feel I’m losing my grip on
reality. I fear that everything I get involved with
threatens to overwhelm me,
like waves bursting in on a small boat.
Lord, thank you that you understand
the situation I’m in. Come into the boat.
Calm my body, my mind, my emotions—my nerves!—
calm the waters. Speak your words of stillness.
May I become more and more aware of the
reality of your living presence. May I be sensible,
too, Lord, if I need to try to relax more.
Help me to make time to unwind and chill out.
Give me fresh courage to face all the tasks before me.
In Christ’s name,
Amen.