Prayer from July 22, 2019

Holy Father,

Thank you for the Bible--for preserving and safeguarding truth for us for generations.
My soul and my flesh need your Word.
Please purify my heart and mind and intentions toward others so that I might better reflect the love of Jesus.

God,
thank you for a quiet summer and, with it, the opportunity to write.

Jesus,
thank you for the cross,
thank you that you have forgiven me of all my sins,
and that I cannot lose your love.
Thank you for being faithful even when I am faithless.

I was reading in Acts this morning of the faith, boldness, and generosity of the apostles before and after Pentecost.
Holy Spirit, I desire to have that conviction and courage as too often I allow fear to keep me silent.
Please forgive me for this silence, Jesus.
I have allowed fear (not your Spirit) to reign in my life.

My God, as I reflect back on all that has happened this past year, and even as I ask for continued healing, I thank you for the confusion, hesitancy, and doubt you permitted me to experience.
These were indicators for me that your will was to not move forward in this situation.
For, in your presence, I find peace.

Though I still long for a family, the difference now is that I will trust You and wait.
My ultimate hope is not in a temporary solution.
Rather it is in Jesus, my Living Hope.

Holy Spirit, may I be renewed and transformed by your Word and presence.
Please realign my heart and mind with your good, pleasing, and perfect will.

amen.