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25 Calming Prayers
for Anxiety to Help
You Sleep Better
Scripture for when you feel a panic attack rising to the
surface.
BY OLIVIA MUENTER AND ELIZABETH BERRY
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Feeling overcome with anxiety can be a difficult hole to dig yourself out
of, especially if you are prone to panic attacks. And while scripture is not
equivalent to speaking with a licensed professional, verses about anxiety
can help give you peace of mind when your worries are fighting to take
over your day. Incorporating a few short prayers for anxiety into your
daily spiritual practice may be a helpful way to reconnect with God and
remember that He is there with you to provide support and love when
you feel alone.
Again, reading Bible verses about depression or anxiety is not a
psychological treatment that will get to the root cause of why you are
feeling anxious. Speaking with your healthcare provider and insurance
company to find a therapist near you can set you on a path towards
delving further into your anxiety and learning coping mechanisms. That
said, uplifting verses can still help you proceed on your path towards
healing. Reading one or more of these short prayers for anxiety before
bedtime may help quell any racing thoughts so you can get a better
night's sleep. Surrounding yourself with the words of the Lord's followers
can give you the encouragement you need to overcome the battle you are
facing.
If you are looking for prayers for protection, or scripture to send to a
friend struggling with a mental illness, these prayers for anxiety can be
restorative to a mind overcome with worry. If you are experiencing a
crisis, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness' (NAMI) helpline
number: 1-800-950-6264.
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UPDATED: OCT 12, 2022 2:17 PM EST
A Prayer for
Soothing Panic
Attacks
Dear God,
I come before You to lay my panic
and anxiety at Your feet. When I’m
crushed by my fears and worries,
remind me of Your power and Your
grace. Fill me with Your peace as I
trust in You and You alone. I know I
can’t beat this on my own, but I
also know that I have You, Lord,
and You have already paid the
ultimate price to carry my burdens.
For this I thank you, Amen.
— Unknown
A Prayer for
Strength
Dear Jesus,
You are the strength of my life;
You are my rock, my fortress and
my protector; therefore, whom
shall I be afraid?
You are my shield, my strong-tower
and my stronghold.
I will call to You because You are
worthy to be praised.
So, Father, I thank you for being my
strength and My God in whom I
trust, Amen.
— Psalm 27:1
A Prayer for
Confronting Fear
Heavenly Father,
When I feel crushed by my own
worries,
Lift my mind and help me to see the
truth.
When fear grips me tight and I feel
I cannot move,
Free my heart and help me to take
things one step at a time.
When I can’t express the turmoil
inside,
Calm me with Your quiet words of
love.
I choose to trust in You, each day,
each hour, each moment of my life.
I know deep down that I in Your
grace, forgiven, restored by Your
sacrifice, You have set me free.
Amen.
— Unknown
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A Prayer for
Finding Inner
Peace Through God
God, who is more than we can ever
comprehend, help us to seek you,
and you alone.
Help us to stand before all that we
could do and seek what you would
do, and do that.
Lift from us our need to achieve all
that we can be and instead,
surrender to what you can be in us.
Give us ways to refrain from the
busyness that will put us on edge
and off center, give us today your
peace.
— Unknown
A Prayer for
Calming a Troubled
Heart
Loving God,
Please grant me peace of mind and
calm my troubled heart. My soul is
like a turbulent sea. I can't seem to
find my balance so I stumble and
worry constantly.
Give me the strength and clarity of
mind to find my purpose and walk
the path you've laid out for me. I
trust your Love God, and know that
you will heal this stress. Just as the
sun rises each day against the dark
of night.
Please bring me clarity with the
light of God.
In your name I pray, Amen.
— Unknown
A Prayer for Hope
Dear Lord,
I am your humble servant and I
kneel before You today, helpless and
weak.
I need Your hope for love, kindness
and for a better life, Lord.
I ask that You fill me from head to
toe with Your everlasting light.
Bathe me in Your glory, Lord and
show me that everything is
according to Your plan.
Help me walk in Your glorious light
and show me the path so that I may
follow You in faith.
Amen.
— Unknown
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A Prayer for
Letting Go of
Worries
Heavenly Father,
Lately I’ve been so worried about
things that are out of my control.
Help me to trust that you are
working every little detail of my life
out and that I have nothing to fear
or worry about.
In Jesus’s name, Amen.
— Unknown
A Prayer to Cast
out Fear
I know that worrying gets me
nowhere. Yet I still allow worry and
anxiety to consume me.
In times such as these, Lord, I ask
you to grant me a great amount of
strength, faith, and courage to fight
off the doubt and fear within my
minds. Faith casts out fear while
fear casts out faith.
— Unknown
Scripture for a
Friend With
Anxiety
Father,
You know that sometimes life and
the circumstances we face are just
hard. But you are our source of
peace.
I pray for the one reading these
words right now. I pray that
whatever they are facing right now,
that they would take a deep breath
and inhale more of you and your
peace while exhaling any of the
worries that weigh them down. I
pray that they would be anxious for
nothing, but would come to you in
prayer with all their needs,
thanking you even now that you
know how you’re going to take care
of every last detail.
I thank you that you care about the
things that we care about, and that
you are our source of peace in the
midst of the storms.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
— Dr. Michelle Bengtson
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A Prayer for
Unburdening the
Mind
Dear Loving Lord,
I am feeling stress, I am worried.
Too many things occupy my mind.
Won’t you help me?
Show me Lord, your order and your
plans, are eternal.
Let me trust in your will alone.
Your word tells me where there is
love, there is no fear.
Let me be filled with your love.
The perfect love that tells me I am
not condemned, but I am saved.
I can do all things through you.
You Strengthen me.
In Jesus name, Amen
— Unknown
A Prayer to Soothe
an Anxious Heart
Dear Lord,
I thank you that I can come to You
always for any reason. I’m grateful
that when I pray to You, You
answer me. Help me to come to You
at the beginning of my fears and
anxieties instead of waiting until I
can’t stand them anymore. The
quicker I come to You the better.
You want to free me from ALL my
fears. Help me look to You for help
more often so that I can be radiant
with Your joy.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
— Jennifer Heeren
A Celtic Prayer of
Peace
Calm me, Lord, as you calmed the
storm; still me, Lord, keep me from
harm.
Let all the tumult within me cease,
enfold me, Lord, in your peace.
Calm me, Lord, as you calmed the
storm; still me, Lord, keep me from
harm.
Let all the tumult within me cease,
Lord, enfold me in your peace.
— Unknown
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A Prayer for
Anxiety and
Depression
Father, my heart is heavy. I feel like
I have to carry the burden alone.
Words like overwhelmed,
distraught, exhausted seem to
describe where I am. I am not sure
how to let you carry my heavy load,
so please show me how. Take it
from me. Let me rest and be
refreshed so that my heart won’t be
so heavy in the morning.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
– Ron Moore
A Prayer for Trust
in the Lord
Blessed is the one who trusts in the
Lord, whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by
the water that sends out its roots by
the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of
drought and never fails to bear
fruit.
— Jeremiah 17:7-8
A Prayer to
Overcome Anxiety
Dear Father,
In this space of total anxiety, I’m
praying to you, the God of all.
Jesus, I need you so much.
The weight of this world consumes
my heart and my spirit is confused.
I know you are not the god of
confusion; you are the God of order,
love and peace.
I pray you would restore order right
now in me.
May my mind perceive that you
make me sound.
May my soul receive that you give
me strength.
May my heart believe that you
show me love.
Thank you for the relief of an
unburdened heart.
Amen.
— Rachel Wojo
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A Prayer for
Serenity
God,
Grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot
change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the
difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway
to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all
things right
If I surrender to His Will;
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And supremely happy with Him
Forever and ever in the next.
Amen.
— Reinhold Niebuhr