"Dear God, I'm..."

Spiritual Practices for Resilience

These days, my favorite prayer is very simple.

“Dear God, I’m…”

Usually, that blank is filled with the word tired.

“Dear God, I’m tired.”

When I lay my head down on my pillow after another uncharacteristically busy day, I say those words to God. I don’t attempt any flowery language. I don’t need to elaborate. Just those simple words say it all.

In their si…