Dear God,
We thank you for who you are. Lord, you promised that if we remain in you and your words remain in us, we can ask anything in your name, and it will be granted. Holy Spirit, we know the truth that lies within this promise is conditional and goes far beyond asking for tangible and materialistic things. Open the eyes of our hearts and give us spiritual understanding to ask according to your will. Father, through your Word, your Holy Spirit, and our community of believers, illuminate the path set before us, for your Word declares, “It is a straight path.” You are the vine, and we are the branches. Help us to remain in you so that you may remain in us, bearing the fruit of your Spirit. Help us to measure ourselves according to Your fruit and not the worlds. We know that the fruit of your Spirit produces: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Lead our lives, Lord. In your precious son Jesus Christ’s name, we pray, Amen.