An Honest Prayer for the Newly Divorced

God,

I don’t even know where to begin. My life feels like rubble, like a house collapsed in on itself, and I am standing barefoot in the ruins. I never thought this would be my story. I never thought I would be here.

I feel lost. Some days I feel angry - at myself, at my ex, even at You. Other days I feel numb, like I don’t have anything left to give. And yet I still find myself here, whispering words I don’t fully believe, hoping You’re listening.

If You really are near to the brokenhearted, then please be near to me now. Sit with me in the silence. Catch the tears I can’t stop. Carry me when I don’t have strength to take another step.

Remind me of what hasn’t been lost: that I am still Yours, still beloved, still held. Give me courage to face each day, to parent my children with gentleness even when I am breaking inside, to find community where I don’t have to pretend.

Help me believe that healing is possible, even if it’s slow. Help me trust that You can make beauty out of what feels like ashes. And when I cannot pray, let me rest in the truth that Christ Himself prays for me still.

Amen.