Morning prayer · 31 July

Your will, our pleasure

A compass needle gently nudged by an unseen hand to align with a direction already marked 'north' on the map, showing desire being guided to match what's already willed.

Lord, let us always ask for the things that make us fit to please you, not the things that would please ourselves most. And to crown all your blessings, fill our souls with your Holy Spirit, so that your will is always our pleasure. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

1 John 5:14 (BSB)

Adapted from Charles How, via A Chain of Prayer Across the Ages (1913), in plain words. The verse is from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Drawing: Mutter.