Father,
What a beautiful day this is. I do love raining, lazy days. But here’s the deal. I need to not be lazy. So, I ask you now to fill me with a new day’s energy to accomplish my To-Do list. That’s my request.
Lord, I also pray for my prayer sisters today. Lord, I pray that you will hear their requests. See their needs. Understand their emotions. And make yourself known in the midst of their day. Regardless of the request on their hearts, Father, you are able to provide the answer. That is who you are.
I think of friends who are battling cancer. Names pressed on my heart. Their health held in your hands. Father, I pray their hope and faith and trust will rest in You. I pray they will cling to the promise of your presence. I pray her eyes will behold the beauty of your majesty. And I pray for those who are around her, loving her and caring for her. Lord, fill their hearts with joy, their mouths will kindness and humor, and their lips with abundant smiles.
I think of friends who are revamping, if you will, their ministry. With this {long} spring season coming to an end, summer norms still up in the air, and fall routines wrapped in uncertainties, there is much to figure out. Father, I pray for solid truth to be laid as her building foundation. Give her the Scripture passage You would have her to build on. The one that will encourage her to press on despite the roadblocks that may come her way. I pray for creativity and brilliance and excitement for these next steps.
I think of friends who are “done”. So often we say this in the midst of our personal chaos and then wake up fine the next day. But, Lord, those days in which we are “done” are long and frustrating and lonely. I pray for grace to overcome the soul overwhelmed. Lord, that your grace and understanding will crush the chaos that is spiraling within your daughter’s head/heart/emotions/thoughts/truths/lies/etc… And Lord, I pray she will be bold enough to text a friend to simply say, “I’m done. Pray for me.” Then Lord, I pray that trusted friend will pray for her. Bond the sweetness of that relationship.
Father, thank you for this beautiful day. I pray that we will pray for our friends as we live the day ahead. And Lord, thank you for the sweet and loving gift of friends.
Xoxo
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