Prayer of Gratitude
Gratitude in Difficulty
1 min · Good for: Hurting, Grateful
Every prayer is read aloud in the Near to God app. Close your eyes and listen, even with your screen locked.
God,
I will not pretend that this season is easy.
Still, help me notice the grace that exists beside the pain.
Thank You for every person who stays, every strength that appears, and every moment of relief.
Let gratitude support honest sorrow rather than silence it.
Keep a small light of hope alive within me as I move forward.
Allow thankfulness and grief to share the same heart without canceling each other.
May every small mercy become a place to rest while I continue through this difficult season.
Let gratitude move beyond words and become a way of living.
May I care for what I have received, share it freely, and treat the people around me as gifts rather than interruptions.
Help me carry this prayer into the ordinary moments ahead.
When old reactions return, invite me to begin again without shame.
Keep shaping my attention, my choices, and the posture of my heart.
Amen.
Bible verses to pray with it
“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.”
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.”
“Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.”
Reflect
What has made you smile recently?
One small step
Write one thing you are grateful for today.
Near to God
What’s on your heart today?
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