Saturday Hugs-April 9, 2022

Happy Weekend, my friends! And happy second Saturday of April 2022! Thank you so much for being here, for taking a few minutes to get a hug and pray with me.

This Saturday is very special because it is the Saturday before Palm Sunday and Holy Week. We are about to enter a very special time of the year, my friends!

I’m sending Saturday hugs your way. This hug is to let you know that God is taking care of you and He is working out things in your life.

And I am sending a little prayer with your hug. Please pray this prayer with me and believe that God is making a way for us. He is always with us.

Dear God, Please bless everyone reading this. We thank you for bringing us through another week and letting us see this beautiful, blessed Saturday and weekend.

Lord, I believe that You brought us through this past week and woke us up to see this beautiful weekend. And I am so thankful.

We are deciding right now, Lord, that we aren’t bringing any stress or worries from the week into the weekend with us. We are giving everything that is worrying us to You, the One who loves us.

You never lose and when You fight our battles, we win the war. We don’t want to live a life of worry, stress and anxiety. And we don’t have to.

We can let You make our lives happy, stress-free and productive. Lord, we’re making that choice right now.

Lord, make our personal spaces stress-free and worry-free. And we will let everyone know that our spaces are open only to positive, happy thoughts, words and energy.

We believe that You are going to bless our weekend with Your happiness, peace, joy and renewed hope. All things are possible with You.

Place a shield of protection around my family and friends. Keep us all safe from all harm and guide us away from anything that may harm us.

Make our paths positive, productive and filled with concern and compassion for others. Help us be a blessing to others and help us to always see the good in others.

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

We need You more than ever–in our homes, our workplaces, our schools, our public spaces, our churches and everywhere in between.

Lord, this is a very special time of year. Holy Week is so sacred and we are so blessed to be alive to take this journey and remember that Christ is Risen!

Be with the people of Ukraine. Provide shelter, food and make a way for them. Let them feel Your presence and let them know You will never leave or forsake them.

Let only positive people and energy enter our homes. Remove all negativity from our spaces and dispel drama before it finds us. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Whenever you need a hug today, I hope you will remember this one. Saturday Hugs!

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

Charity M. Richey-Bentley