Your desire for peace in your home and for faithfulness in your daily work is a right and needful prayer, and we join with you in bringing it before the Lord.
He it is who maketh peace in our borders, Psalm 147:14, and there is no true peace at home apart from His presence. The peace of God is not wrought by our own striving, but is given to those whose mind is stayed upon Him, because they trust in Him, Isaiah 26:3. That perfect peace was purchased by the Lord Jesus Christ when He bore our debt of sin upon the cross, and when we come and lie at His feet, confessing our sin and looking to Him alone for salvation, He speaks peace to the soul and then makes that peace to be felt within our walls. We pray that the Lord will keep your heart stayed upon Christ, that you will have His Word plentifully in your home not as a dark lantern shut up unused, but as a lamp that orders all your speech and conduct there, so that what is witnessed at home may be the grace of Christ abiding in you.
For your work, we pray also that the Lord will give you strength and diligence to do it well. As the disciples toiled and at His word let down the net again, Luke 5:5, so we are to labour faithfully at the bidding of the Lord, not from mere expectation of success in ourselves, but because He commands it and is able to bless it. May He give you wisdom, steadiness and a willing mind and hand, that you may do your work heartily as unto Him, and may His blessing rest upon the labour of your hands.
Let us pray together. O Lord our God, who alone can give strength to Thy people and bless Thy people with peace, look in mercy upon this home. Forgive sin through the blood of Jesus Christ, and let Thy perfect peace rule in every heart there. Let Thy Holy Spirit dwell there, and let Thy Word have its proper place, that piety and love may abound. Grant also grace and skill for daily work, that it may be done with honesty and diligence for Thy glory, and provide that which is needful. Keep this dear one trusting in Christ alone, and cause Thy peace, which passes all understanding, to keep heart and mind through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.