Prayers

Prayers for anxiety and worry

When your mind races and peace feels far away.

  1. I can't stop worrying

    Lord, my mind will not be still.

    Philippians 4:6-7 · Matthew 6:25-27 · Matthew 6:31-33 · 1 Peter 5:7 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 94:19 · Psalm 55:22 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Isaiah 26:3 · Psalm 46:1 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · John 14:27 · Psalm 34:4 · Colossians 3:15

  2. I feel overwhelmed by everything on my plate

    Lord, there is too much on my plate and not enough of me to go around.

    Matthew 11:28-30 · Psalm 61:2 · Psalm 42:11 · Psalm 43:5 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Psalm 121:1-2 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Psalm 55:22 · Philippians 4:13 · Psalm 34:17-18 · Matthew 6:34 · Psalm 23:1-3

  3. Panic and racing thoughts at night

    Lord, it is the middle of the night and my thoughts are racing again, spinning through everything that could go wrong.

    Psalm 4:8 · Psalm 3:5 · Proverbs 3:24 · Psalm 91:1-2 · Psalm 121:3-4 · Isaiah 41:10 · Philippians 4:6-7 · John 14:27 · Psalm 94:19 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · Psalm 56:3 · Psalm 27:1

  4. Worrying about what's coming

    Lord, I keep living in a future that hasn’t happened yet, rehearsing worst cases that may never come.

    Jeremiah 29:11 · Matthew 6:34 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 37:5 · Philippians 4:6-7 · Romans 8:28 · Psalm 32:8 · Isaiah 26:3 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Joshua 1:9 · Hebrews 13:5-6

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:25-27, Matthew 6:31-33, 1 Peter 5:7, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 94:19, Psalm 55:22, Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 46:1, 2 Timothy 1:7, John 14:27, Psalm 34:4, Colossians 3:15, Matthew 11:28-30, Psalm 61:2, Psalm 42:11, Psalm 43:5, Isaiah 40:29-31, Psalm 121:1-2, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 34:17-18, Matthew 6:34, Psalm 23:1-3, Psalm 4:8, Psalm 3:5, Proverbs 3:24, Psalm 91:1-2, Psalm 121:3-4, Psalm 56:3, Psalm 27:1, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 37:5, Romans 8:28, Psalm 32:8, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 13:5-6.