Dear God,
As I embark on this journey, I ask for Your protection and guidance. Keep me safe from harm and lead me on the path that You have for me. Help me to trust in You and to rely on Your strength, rather than my own.
I pray that You would be with me every step of the way, watching over me and keeping me safe. Please give me wisdom to make good decisions and the strength to follow Your will.
I also pray for my family. Please watch over them and keep them safe in my absence. Bring them peace and comfort, and let Your love surround them.
Lord, I also pray for the safety of all those traveling with me, and for all those who will come in contact with us along the way. Please watch over us and keep us all safe.
Thank You for Your constant presence and care. In Your holy name I pray, Amen.
Suggested Bible Readings
Psalm 91:11 ESV
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
Psalm 121:7-8 ESV
The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 139:9-10 ESV
If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
Proverbs 3:23-26 ESV
Then you will walk on your way securely,
and your foot will not stumble.
If you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Do not be afraid of sudden terror
or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes,
for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being caught.
Isaiah 43:2 ESV
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
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