Morning prayer · 9 March

Set us on fire

A small candle wick catching its first flame, with a tiny curl of smoke already rising into a bright steady glow, suggesting the spirit setting something ordinary alight.

God, set us on fire with your Spirit. Make us strong with your power, bright with your light and full of your grace, and let us go forward with you helping us. Lord, give us a right faith, perfect love and true humility. Give us a simple, warm heart, brave patience, steady obedience, peace that lasts, a pure mind, a right and clean heart, good will, a clear conscience, real sorrow for wrong, strength of spirit and a life no one can fault. And when we’ve run our race bravely, bring us happily into your kingdom. Amen.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:22 (BSB)

Adapted from an ancient Gallican prayer, tr. William Bright (1864), in plain words. The verse is from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Drawing: Mutter.