Dear Lord,

I pray for my friend. Give her rest. She is exhausted.

She's been running around, trying to be everything to everyone. She does so much for everyone. She's so good. Every inch of her from the top of her messy bun to the bottom of her toes.

But I know she's tried. I know she is maxed out. I know she's restless.

I know she's going, going. going from the second her feet hit the floor in the morning to long after everyone else is asleep.

It's not even just that she does everything, it's also that she thinks so much. She carries everyone's burdens and schedules. She listens to everyones problems. She heals their hearts, and mends their wounds, and always offers her shoulder for them to cry on. She make millions of decisions everyday, and even when she feels empty, there she is, still serving her friends and family.

She worries, but yet she gives and she gives till she worries some more. She never expects anything from anyone she helps.

I know, even as the amazing, caring, kind and wonderful person she is, that those voices in her head still tell her she didn't do nearly enough or she isn't good enough. That somehow she slipped up and messed and she let the ball drop somewhere along the way.

So tonight I pray that you please give her some rest.

Open your arms and hold her. Quiet her mind and steady her soul. Let her sleep long, hard, and good. Let her dreams be sweet. Let those fears melt away the second she fall asleep. Let her pain and worries fall into your hands.

Let her walk up tomorrow feeling like a brand new woman ready to take on the world another day.