Return to Rest
A prayer for shame, from Psalm 116:7
Shame keeps the whole system braced, like something bad is always about to be found out. This psalm speaks to the soul the way you'd calm a spooked animal: return to your rest. The Lord has been good to you. A prayer for unclenching.
Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. Psalm 116:7 (NIV)
The prayer
Lord, my soul, return to rest, for the Lord has been good to me. He heard my cry. He saved me. I am free from shame because of His mercy.
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.