Heavenly Father, I thank you for your love and mercies towards me and my family. We ask for forgiveness of sins and plead you to come to our aid this hour to listen and answer our innermost prayer.
Father, sometimes  it feels like the hits just keep on coming. One after another I am disappointed by people. And it hurts. I know that You know how it feels. You must have been very disappointed when Your disciples all abandoned You after You were arrested. And so I bring my heart to You today. Will You help it remain soft?

I don’t want to become hard hearted. I know that I disappoint people too, even though I really try not to! But the hurt is real. The sadness I feel is real. But I still want to love people well. Remind me that grace covers a multitude of sins. I don’t want people to become hard-hearted toward me when I let them down, so I must not become hard-hearted toward them either.

And when I’m disappointed that You don’t answer my prayers the way I want You to, or You don’t work something out the way I think You should, remind me of Romans 8:28. I know that You are good and that You always work for my good. You see the big picture and I have such limited sight.

Help me not to put my faith in people, who don’t always have the best intentions, but to trust You with every detail, with every relationship, and with every circumstance in my life. In Jesus’ name, amen.