A prayer before you face the expectations waiting outside your door. “Father, I’m tired of carrying weights You never gave me. I lay down the need to compare, to keep up, to measure my life by anything other than Your love for me. Where my mind has been loud with “shoulds,” bring Your quiet assurance. Where I’ve tried to manage my growth, teach me to trust Your work in me. Help me be attentive to Your Spirit, who leads patiently and personally, without accusation. Today, may I yield to Your presence and choose rest over striving, relationship over performance.”