Praying God's Will

Today’s Reflection

When we receive the Holy Spirit, the first result is an outflow of prayer. . . . Prayer is looking up to the mind of the God of the universe and, making God’s will the foundation.

—Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of Toyohiko Kagawa (Upper Room Books, 2017)

Today’s Question

When you sense the Holy Spirit within you, what do you most often pray for?

Today’s Scripture

But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.—Jude 1:20–21 NRSVUE

Prayer for the Week

God, let your Holy Spirit live in me so I can view the world from your perspective. Amen.