Prayer for dads

Lord, this year handed me things I never signed up for. The unexpected care for aging parents. The financial pressure I did not see coming. The complicated season with one of my kids. None of it was on my list. All of it is mine to carry now.

Simon of Cyrene was just passing through when soldiers pressed him to carry the cross behind Jesus. He did not volunteer. He got drafted into something heavy. That is where I feel like I am right now.

So let me carry this behind You, not in front of You. You are the one who knows where it goes. I am not after being remembered. I am after the willingness to keep walking when something heavier than I expected gets dropped on my shoulder.

Amen.