Prayer for March 3, 2022

As we begin our second day of Lent, may we examine ourselves fully. Help us to look to the burdens we are carrying and determine whether they should be released, set down, or continue to be ones we hold. May we then readjust the load we are carrying so that we bear it better. May we look at the areas where we are hurting, anxious or angry and decide how we are to respond to each. May we be healed where we need healing, comfort when we are anxious, and forgiveness when we are angry. Help us to take control of those things we can control and give us the comfort of your peace in the times where we have no control. May we seek to become better each and every day. Amen