Ashes to Fire – Week One

Lord God, send the Holy Spirit to be the guide of all my ways and the sanctifier of my soul and body.  Save, defend, and build me  up in your love, through Christ Jesus my Lord.  John Wesley’s prayer remains the needed cry of today…send the Holy Spirit.  My heart yearns to be led by the Holy Spirit.  During this Lenten season of looking forward to the cross and Christ’s resurrection there remains the need for the cross and resurrection to be a part of today.  May my soul and body be set apart, cleansed, and empowered for this day.  It is easy for my mind to race and worry in an attempt to conquer what lies ahead, when this moment and this day is right here and is what needs to be cared for.  May I daily be refreshed and filled by the Holy Spirit.