Month: September 2025

A Prayer for Disappointment

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Faithful God, I know I pray thy will be done, and I just wish my will and your will lined up more closely sometimes. You know I love making plans. Why didn’t my plan and your plan match this time? God, I am so disappointed. I really wanted it to all work out like I hoped. And so far it hasn’t! Ugh! I will continue to trust in you. I will continue to believe you are working all things together for good. I will continue to have hope. First though, I am going to be disappointed and sad and wallow in this for a bit. I will let my feelings out knowing that you understand disappointment. I will wonder why it didn’t go like I planned. I might even shake my fist in frustration. And then, Holy One, I will breathe deeply letting your spirit of peace flow through me. I will remember that you love me more than I can even comprehend. And I will work with you to create a new plan in the hopes this one works out. Amen.

I found this prayer in my drafts waiting to be shared on my blog. I have no idea why I didn’t share it or what was causing my disappointment when I wrote it. As disappointments keep happening in life, I thought it was good to share today.

A Prayer While at the Emergency Department!

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Please know everything is fine. Just spent some time recently at the emergency department with someone lovely. All is well! No worries.

This prayer was written during the hours of sitting and waiting. If you find yourself in a similar situation, I hope you can pray this prayer as a comfort to yourself and those you love!

Patient and Loving God, While I am thankful for the skilled people rushing around to care for everyone, I would rather be just about anywhere else today. As I listen to conversations around me by people I do not know, I ask you to be with them. Grant patience to everyone here. Grant your wisdom to those providing care. Grant your peace to those waiting for results or medication or support. Be with the loved ones sitting on chairs that were comfortable three hours ago and now pacing rooms and hallways.

God of All Wisdom, thank you for everyone who is working today to keep people healthy, to mend what has been broken, and to ease pain. Thank you for kind words and listening ears. For everyone who spends their days and nights in the Emergency Departments around the world, we give thanks. Amen.