Strong and Courageous
A prayer for grief, from Joshua 1:9
Be strong and courageous can sound like a demand for feelings you don't have. Read closer: the courage is commanded because of the company, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. A prayer for weary hearts that have to keep walking anyway.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
The prayer
Lord, You command me to be strong and courageous even in my grief. I will not be afraid or discouraged, for You are with me wherever I go. Strengthen my weary heart.
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.