A prayer for when you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts — for the moments when the pain feels permanent and escape feels like the only option. These prayers are written with care, for people in real darkness.
If you are in immediate danger, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988 (US). You can also chat at 988lifeline.org. Help is available 24/7.
Suicidal thoughts are more common than most people realize. They don’t always mean someone is about to act — often they’re a signal of overwhelming pain that has no other outlet. They can arrive in people of deep faith, people who love their lives in other ways, people who would never have imagined finding themselves here.
If you are here, you are not beyond reach. Not beyond help. Not beyond God.
These prayers are not a substitute for professional support — if you are in crisis, please reach out to a counselor, therapist, doctor, or crisis line. But they are here for the moments when you need words and can’t find any.
Prayer in the Darkest Moment
Lord, I’m in a dark place. The thoughts that have been coming — I’m scared of them. And I’m scared to say them out loud, even to You. But I know You already see them.
I don’t want to die. But I’m in so much pain that I can’t see past it right now. The pain feels permanent, even though I know somewhere that it isn’t.
Be with me right now, in this moment. Hold me here. Don’t let me make a permanent decision in a temporary moment of pain. Help me get to tomorrow.
I am reaching out to You because I have nowhere else to turn. Be enough. Right now, be enough.
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18
Prayer When You Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore
God, I’m so tired. Tired of fighting. Tired of hurting. Tired of waking up to the same pain. I don’t know how to keep going.
I’m asking You to give me one reason. Just one. Something to hold onto today that makes tomorrow possible.
I know You have not abandoned me, even though it feels that way. I know Your plans for me are not finished, even though I can’t see them. Help me trust that today — not in a distant, abstract way, but in a way that can hold me through this hour.
Please send someone. Please make a way. I can’t do this alone.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11
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You Are Not Alone
Please reach out. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 (US, available 24/7).
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