When Anxiety Was Great

A prayer for fear & anxiety, from Psalm 94:19

When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Scripture says the word anxiety without flinching, at full size. Whoever wrote this had the real thing, and found comfort that actually met it. A prayer for consolation on that scale.

When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19 (NIV)

The prayer

Lord, anxiety is great within me, but Your consolation brings me joy. Your unfailing love supports me when my foot slips.

Make it yours: change any words that don’t fit, or stop at the one line that’s true today. Amen can wait until you mean it.

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