Lord, this is a panic attack — my heart is hammering, my breath has gone shallow, my hands are tingling, and my whole body is sounding an alarm for a danger that is not actually here. Help me ride it out. Your word walks through the darkest valley unafraid because You are there; be there in this surge. Let me feel the ground under my feet and the air going in and out, slower, and then slower again. This will crest and it will fall — it always does — even while it feels like it never will. Tell my racing body what is true: I am not dying, this cannot ultimately harm me, I am held. Carry me through these next few minutes, one breath at a time, until the wave loosens its grip. And afterwards, be the calm I settle back into, and the quiet nudge toward people who can help me understand these episodes. You are in the valley, Lord. Steady my breath. Amen.
A prayer for you
Prayer for Panic Attacks
In the middle of a panic attack, even a few words can be an anchor; come back to these as often as you need.
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
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