A Prayer in Loneliness

Lord Jesus, you were left by your friends on the worst night of your life. You know what this feels like. I am tired of my own company and afraid of needing people too much. Be near to me now, not as an idea but as a presence. Give me the courage to reach out first, to answer the message I have been avoiding, to walk into the room. And where there is no one, let your nearness be enough until there is. Amen.