A prayer for spiritual rest

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Matt 11:28–30 NIV)

Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord Jesus, I thank you that my struggles with my mental health can’t stop me from finding rest in you. The rest you offer sits right beside my grief and mental pain. It mingles with my sadness and fear. Rest in you is far superior to a good night’s sleep. Your rest is available even when my body is triggered, my emotions are troubled, and my thoughts spiral out of control.

Jesus, I come to you for rest that only you can offer. My mind and body are in turmoil. But my soul? Lord, my soul is safe with you.

Lord, I want to experience the mystery of a soul at rest amid mental turmoil. Meet me in my sadness. Come sit beside me in my fear. I give you my exhaustion and uncertainty, my irritability and my shame. I set aside my self-condemnation, for you condemned Christ in my place and are gentle toward me in my pain.

Place your easy yoke upon me. I want the path of obedience. I long for peace with you, God. Mentally I’m a mess, but spiritually you’ve given me everything. Some days I struggle to hold on, and then I remember that you’re the one who is holding me. I rest knowing you will sustain me to the very end.