Prayer for Peace when Worried

Be at peace in your spirit and don’t take the world on your shoulders. You have to give an account only of yourself and your responsibilities with your own family. You will never have peace if you worry about things that don’t concern you.

excerpt from the letters of Passionist founder, St. Paul of the Cross

Lord, sometimes I feel like I am continuously pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll back down again and again. I look at the news and the problems I keep hearing about in the world and I don’t know what to worry about first. Breathe your spirit of peace and calm into me. Give me the grace to focus more on the present and the many blessings in my life, instead of fear of the unknown.