Stay With Me

“This is a prayer for the ones who are tired of fighting…

and for the ones who don’t know how to ask for help anymore.

If you’re still here —

please stay.”

Some fight bottles, some fight pills

Some fight ghosts that won’t be still

Some wake up and miss a name

That death refuses to explain

Some chase numb just to breathe

Some can’t sleep, some won’t eat

Some smile wide, then break alone

Every night feels like a stone

They’re not broken, they’re in pain

They’re not weak for feeling this

They don’t need another reason

Just a hand that doesn’t let go

So God, if You’re listening tonight

Hold the ones who can’t hold on

The ones who hurt, the ones who ache

The ones who feel too far gone

If they can’t see tomorrow yet

If hope feels paper-thin

God, stay with them tonight

Until they can stay again

Empty chairs and quiet rooms

Birthdays come, but not too soon

Every “what if,” every “why”

Every tear they try to hide

Relapse shame and second tries

Promises they hate they broke

Every breath a borrowed thing

Every prayer stuck in the throat

They don’t need to be fixed today

They don’t need the perfect words

They just need to know they matter

Even now — especially now

So God, if You’re listening tonight

Hold the ones who can’t hold on

The ones who hurt, the ones who ache

The ones who feel too far gone

If they can’t see tomorrow yet

If hope feels paper-thin

God, stay with them tonight

Until they can stay again

And if they’re standing on the edge

Thinking silence means relief

Remind them pain is loud — but temporary

Love still speaks

Let it be a voice, a text

A memory they forgot

Let it be the smallest reason

To stay a little longer — just one more thought

So God, if You’re listening tonight

Hold the ones who can’t hold on

The ones who hurt, the ones who ache

The ones who feel too far gone

If they can’t see tomorrow yet

If hope feels paper-thin

God, stay with them tonight

Until they can stay again

Because healing isn’t instant

And strength can look like rest

Surviving is still winning

Breathing is still best

And God, I still believe somehow

This isn’t where it ends

If all they do is stay tonight

That’s enough — that’s everything

“If you’re hearing this…

you’re not a burden.

You’re not alone.

And the world is better

with you still in it.”