A Prayer about Walking in the Spirit

Holy Spirit,

Help. 

In our sinful nature, 

we all limp along, our natural motion 

twisted by the “desires of the flesh,” 

things like “idolatry…strife…fits of anger…envy…drunkenness….” (Galatians 5:18-21).

Thanks be to God, 

he has not only saved us from our sin 

through Jesus Christ, 

he has sent you, 

his empowering Spirit, 

to work in us, 

to alter our desires, 

to align our heart’s movement with his. 

Not only do you lead us in this new way of walking, 

in “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, 

faithfulness, gentleness, self-control,” 

you actually, to switch up the metaphor, 

grow this fruit in us.

Today, may we run in your joy and hope and energy, 

spilling your juicy fruit everywhere as we go.

Amen.

Read Galatians 5:16-25.