A Friday Prayer
Lately I've been thinking a lot about prayer. I go through seasons of different kinds of prayers, seasons of fervency and seasons where I hope that I'm surrounded by intercession. Yesterday morning, I prayed from a place of calm exhaustion on my way to work. It is from just that place that this prayer has come.
You're welcome to join in.
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None of it looks the way I thought it would today, God. The hard things are surprises and the good things are too.
I'm trying to be faithful to walk forward.
I pray for light feet that don't hurt, for lights that dance around them, and other pairs of feet for the shared journey.
I pray for a path that is straight.
Even when it's straight up.
I pray for small hopes to be overwhelmed by provision.
I pray for good wine, for confrontation, for flirtation.
I pray for "don't worry about bringing anything" for "I love you" and for "have a seat."
I pray for sleep, for rest and for dreams.
I pray for hugs and warmth and that feeling of being seen, held and known. I pray for safe and spacious places, for glasses of water after long journeys, for rivers in the desert.
I pray for time, not just to be productive in, but to inhabit. I pray for goofing off, for cups of tea, for rainy days and sun-drenched armchairs.
I pray for words, both the ones that spill out from within and the ones that find a home inside.
I pray for healing, for the wounds that sit on the surface and those which hide. I pray for empathy, for opportunities to sit across the table from myself in time.
I pray for ears to hear and eyes to see, for patience, for strength and for the will to let go and be still.
I pray for light movies, crocuses and fresh air.
I pray for wide margins.
I pray for light, for revelation.
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(grace and peace to you this weekend, friends.)