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A Prayer for Teenagers

March 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

God, I’m a mess of thoughts & feelings.

  • Strangely thrilled- but stuck at home, boring days and ever-changing class stuff
  • Angry at how my semester ends like this.
  • Hating this might screw up my summer
  • Sad: grieving the loss of … sports seasons, classes & teachers I enjoy, teammates, performances, laughter, trips, parties… 
  • Aching: I miss friends and ability to get out

Teach me to be honest with you. give me:

  • patience for my teachers & school admin making the best of a sudden stop.
  • a will to love my family as Jesus loved me, even when my heart isn’t in it.
  • grace for all struggling who only you know
  • compassion for my neighbors, the sick, vulnerable, and all in danger from this virus

When I’m lonely, be for me a friend closer than any. You see, hear, & are with me.

When I’m full of fear, help me hear Jesus say: “Do not be afraid! It is me”

Make me a student of you, growing in knowledge of your truth, that I might worship & serve you all my life.

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