I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
Ephesians 1:18

Dear God, is my heart flooded with light? Is that what people see in me? Is that what I seek from you? Do I have the confident hope you have tried to give to me?

Holy Spirit, I assume this is you. This is your role. You are what makes that difference. You are the one that baptizes me. You counsel me. You comfort me. You anoint me. You do that for others as well. I always pray that you do it for my children. Right now, I’m thinking of a friend who texted me yesterday and is in a lot of pain. She just went through a horrible parting from a longtime employer that didn’t end well. She has an elderly parent who is experiencing physical difficulty. She has a lot of stress in her life. What is the answer for her? In my mind, it is time and you counseling and comforting her. Providing for her. GIving her a straight path to follow. Leading her to a new Temple (I’ll need to tell her about that lesson you taught me).

Father, I submit myself to all of this. I need this. I need your Holy Spirit. Bathe me in it. As my high school youth minister used to say, help me to “bask” in it. Help this friend too. Help my children. My siblings. My parents. My in-laws. My nieces and nephews. My friends an coworkers. I also want to take a moment to pray for all of the people involved in this thing in Washington. On all sides, and from all angles. From the powers that be, to the investigators, to the witnesses, to the investigated, please be with everyone. Let your truth be told, and let your path be followed whether those who are on your servants know they are following the path or not.

In Jesus’s name I pray,

Amen