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I feel this heavy in my spirit:
A Prayer for Our Pressured Youth
Let’s pray!
Father, in the mighty name of Jesus,
We lift up this generation—our sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren, godchildren, students and dreamers—who are walking through a world heavy with expectation, comparison, and noise. You see the pressure they face: to perform, to please, to be perfect. You see the silent battles behind their smiles, the weariness behind their achievements.
We declare peace over their minds.
We speak rest into their souls.
We release them from the burden of proving their worth, and remind them that they are already loved, already chosen, already enough.
Let Your voice be louder than the pressure.
Let Your presence be their safe place.
Let Your joy be their strength when the world feels too heavy.
Raise up mentors, encouragers, and prophetic voices who will speak life into them.
Give them courage to say “no” to what drains them and “yes” to what heals them.
May they walk in divine timing, not worldly urgency.
We declare:
They will not break under pressure.
They will rise with purpose.
They will flourish in grace.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
And…it is so!
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Dr. Angela L. Hood