Dear Lord, I pray for my friend.
I thank you for how they have touched my life. In the big moments, in the small moments, I am thankful for their influence on my life. I am thankful that they are there to talk to, to give me advice, and to share in the good and the hard. I am so thankful that they are steadfast in their relationship with you, and I am beyond thankful for how they pray for me as I’m serving you. I am thankful for their support in my journey, and how they share with me what you are teaching them and ask what you are teaching me.
I pray for them as they navigate their life right now. I pray that thy stay focused on you. I pray that they listen for your voice, and they have full and complete confidence in following where you lead them, whether it seems to make sense or not.
I pray they sit with you. I pray that they just enjoy the peace and love that is felt when sitting in your presence. I pray that as life gets increasingly stressful and busy, they don’t forget that you are the most important priority. I pray they find as much joy as I do in spending time with you. I pray that it’s never enough. I pray that you grow their longing for you. I pray that they desire an ever increasing time with you, that they are never satisfied. I pray they see and understand how desperately we need daily time with you. Lord, you have shown me this past week how much I need to be with you daily. You’ve shown me how my attitude changes, how my relationship with other’s changes, and how much it effects my daily interactions with others. Lord, we all need you so much. We need your joy, your patience, your love. We need your presence with us always, and I pray that my friend sees and understands that.
Lord I pray for their family. I pray that you grow them together, and that you are in the center of every relationship. I pray that they come together as often as they can to share what you are teaching them individually. I pray that as they grow older and mature in their faith, they do it together. I pray they push each other and build each other up into you. I pray they admonish each other in love, and not act out to each other in anger or frustration. Lord, I pray their love for each other grows exponentially as does their love for you.
I pray for those they know who don’t know you. I pray for their salvation. I pray they have their hearts and minds opened to you. I pray that my friend isn’t afraid of sharing you with them. I pray they don’t worry about what their friend would think, how they would act, or how you would be received. I pray they trust that no matter what happens, you are in the middle of it and use whatever happens to grow and mold both of them in you. I pray they have the courage and bravery to step out into faith and they accept the discomfort that comes with following you.
Lord, I thank you for my friend. I am so grateful you placed them in my life and that we are able to grow together in you. I cannot wait for the sweet reunion we will have when we see each other next, and I am so thankful you have given us such a sweet friendship.
Amen.
