Prayer for dads

Father, the watchman in Isaiah was asked, "What of the night?" People wanted to know if morning was coming. I have been asking the same question in my head all week. About the economy. About my kid's hard stretch. About a friend who is sick.

I do not have an answer for the night. I do not know when the morning comes. But You said in Your word that morning does come. The watchman's job is not to make the dawn. It is to stay at the post and tell the truth.

So I will stay at my post. Pray for my family. Do my work with integrity. Keep my mouth from gossip and complaint. Show up to church even when I am tired. I cannot make the dawn arrive. I can hold the watch until it does.

Lord Jesus, You came as the bright morning star. You will come again. In the meantime, give me steadiness through whatever night is still left.

Amen.