A prayer for you

Prayer for When You Feel Numb

When you feel nothing at all — flat, far away, just going through the motions — you can come exactly as numb as you are.

If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can't find him. He works to the north, but I can't see him. He turns south, but I can't catch a glimpse of him. But he knows the way that I take.
Job 23:8-10 (WEBBE)

Lord, I do not feel much of anything right now. The colour has drained out of everything — I move through my days on autopilot, watching my own life from behind glass, and even praying feels like speaking into fog. I cannot summon the feelings I think I am meant to have, not toward my life or toward You. Your word meets me here: I search in every direction and cannot find You — and yet You know the way that I take. So I have not slipped off Your radar, even though I have lost all track of You. I am not asking You to switch my feelings back on like a light; I am asking You to keep me safe in the flatness until something in me thaws. Steady me through the days that feel like nothing. Help me keep doing the next small task, and let one safe person see how empty I am. You know my way, Lord, when I have lost it entirely. Be my anchor until the feeling returns. Amen.

Ongoing prayer support and someone to walk with you

These are not crisis lines — they are churches and ministries who will pray with you over time and help you not walk this alone. Reach out whenever you feel ready; the urgent help above is there for right now.

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    Mother of Good Counsel

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    Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church

    New York

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    EMERGE COUNSELING

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    RUAH Counselling Centre

    Email this ministry
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    Our Lady of Good Counsel

    Lawrence, MA

    Call +1 978-682-9761
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    Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church

    Little Rock, AR

    Call +1 501-666-5073
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    Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church

    Mountain Home, ID

    Call +1 208-587-3046
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    Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church

    Renault, IL

    Call +1 618-458-7710

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