Morning Prayer for Friday, December 13, 2024
Praying the Scriptures
Friday Morning Prayer
December 13, 2024
A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. (Ezekiel 36:26–27)
Gracious and holy God,
On this Friday the 13th, a day wrapped in superstition and mystery, I turn my heart fully to You, the One who brings light to every shadow. Here in the land of vast desert skies and rugged mesas, I sense Your presence in the gentle breeze and the warm sun that kisses the earth.
Today, Lord, I hold fast to Your promise: You are giving me a new heart and putting a new spirit within me. You remove the heart of stone that so easily grows cold with fear, doubt, and sin, and You replace it with a heart of flesh—alive, beating with Your love, and open to Your will.
As I walk this day, I pray for the guidance of Your Spirit. Teach me to follow Your statutes, not out of obligation, but from a place of deep devotion and joy. Lead me to act with kindness, to love my neighbor as myself, and to embody Your grace in all I say and do.
Lord, on this day, that some see as unlucky, I choose to see it as blessed. The mountains stand firm, the sun rises faithfully, and Your Spirit fills me anew. I am not a captive of fear but a vessel of Your love.
Let Your Spirit within me shine brightly for others, especially in this land where beauty meets the broken. Whether I find myself in quiet prayer or in the midst of serving others, may I carry Your hope to a world in need of redemption.
I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer and King.
Amen.
May this prayer bring you peace and inspiration for the day ahead.
The Bible passages come from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Bible, copyrighted © 1989, 1993 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America and are used by permission. All rights reserved. Praying the Scriptures is penned daily by Kenny Sallee, ThM.
