Saint Therese

Dear Heavenly Father,
I release to You the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry.

I cast all my cares upon You–all my worries, all my fears.

You have told me not be anxious about anything, but rather to bring everything to You in prayer with thankfulness.

Father, calm my restless spirit, quiet my anxious heart, still my troubling thoughts with the assurance that You are in control.

I let go of my grip upon the things I have been hanging onto, with opened hands I come to You.

I release to Your will all that I am trying to manipulate; I release to Your authority all that I am trying to control; I release to Your timing all that I have been striving to make happen.

I thank You for Your promise to sustain me, preserve me, and guard all that I have entrusted to Your keeping.

Protect my heart and mind with Your peace, the peace that passes all understanding.

Father, may Your will be done in my life, in Your time, and in Your way.

Amen

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CATHOLIC NOVENA PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS