What I need

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:7-8)

Lord, I don’t need to know when you will return. For that matter, I don’t need to know when this Covid crisis will end. I don’t need to know when the Taliban will fall. 

These things are all set by your own authority. 

What I do need, Lord, is your Holy Spirit in me. I need you to fill me with your power so that I can touch the people around me who are hurting and need you. 

So Holy Spirit, fill me. Give me your power. Lead me. And show me what I can do to touch the people I love for you. 

In Jesus’ name, amen.