Praying for Fruit

Art by Stephen W. Hiemstra

By Stephen W. Hiemstra

Almighty Father, Beloved Son, Ever-Present Spirit.

I praise you 

for your model of a life well-lived

 in your son, our savior, Jesus Christ. 

May his example remain ever-present before my eyes, 

his voice ever sounding in my ears, and 

the touch of his hand ever-warming my shoulder.

I confess 

that I am too easily seduced 

by the works of the flesh—

“sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,

 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these” (Gal 5:19-21). 

They are continuously before my eyes in the media and

I am slow to turn my head in revulsion—

forgive my sloth.

I give thanks

that you are a God of second chances and

third chances and fourth chances—

may I soon stop trying your patience.

I ask Lord,

kindle in me the fruits of your spirit—

“love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness, [and] self-control” (Gal 5:22-23)

that I might inherit your kingdom and

walk in your ways

all the days of my life.

In Jesus’s name, Amen.

Praying for Fruit
Also see:
Giving Thanks 
A Place for Authoritative Prayer 
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