Friday Hugs-January 13, 2023

It’s our favorite day, my friends! Good Morning and Happy Friday! It’s our second Friday of January 2023 and it is going to be a wonderful, blessed day. Remember, God is good, all the time.

I’m sending Friday hugs your way. I hope you are able to reach out and grab one. Don’t let them pass you by because these hugs are meant to make you smile for this Friday and for your weekend.

I’m praying a short prayer and sending it with your hug. Please pray this prayer with me and believe that God hears our prayers, He is faithful and He is in control. And He is working things out for us in His perfect timing.

Dear God, This Friday is a gift from You. We are so thankful our names were on the wake up list. We may be moving a little slow, but You have given us this new day and we are going to make it count.

We trust and believe that You hear our prayers. You hear us when we cannot speak the words, You hear us when we can only whisper our prayers and You hear us as we go throughout our day, never ceasing in prayer.

Lord, many of us have had a week of struggles and worry. Remove our worries and fears and place Your peace in our hearts. Lord, we want to wait on You, so, forgive us, when we don’t wait on You, when we are impatient and when we lose hope.

There are so many things happening outside our control. And we lose focus when we stop to focus on the chaos instead of staying in Your peace.

Lord, we need You in every part of our lives. We need You in our hearts, in our homes, in our workspaces, in our schools and everywhere in between.

Heal our bodies, our minds, our emotions and our spirits. Restore complete health to us so that we are happy and joyous.

Touch us with Your healing hands and remove cancer, diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, lung disease, kidney disease, arthritis, hypertension, lupus and all other illnesses we are struggling with.

Guide our feet away from trouble, harm and chaos. And when others try to draw us into their drama, show us ways to draw us into Your peace.

Bless all of us economically and financially. Restore the financial health of our families and everyone in need. Provide opportunities for people who are out of work.

Be with us all today and this weekend and strengthen our faith in You. Bless this day and this weekend for our families and friends and let them feel Your presence in their lives.

Renew our hope and recharge our soul. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Even though I am not with you physically, I pray that you feel this hug and the blessings sent with it. This hug is caring and meant especially for you. Friday Hugs!

Sending you blessings of love and gratitude from Sterrett, Alabama!

Charity M. Richey-Bentley