1. A prayer for when you feel alone.
2. Father, the quiet feels heavy right now. There's a kind of loneliness that stays even in a crowded room, and I think you know that ache better than anyone. So I'm sitting with you in it, not pretending I'm fine.
3. Remind me that I was never really alone. Even when no one texts back, even when the people I love feel far away, you have not moved. You promised to never leave me.
4. Fill the spaces that feel empty. Not always with people, though I'd welcome that, but with a sense of you that goes deeper than company. Be the presence I feel when the room is silent.
5. And when the loneliness lingers longer than I'd like, keep me from numbing it or running from it. Let it draw me closer to you instead.