And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.  Hebrews 6:11-12 NET

Lord, thank You for Your word, Your presence. it's easy to feel joy when everything is going well, but we too often don't know how to experience joy in the midst of severe trials. We want to feel "the joy of the Lord" all the time—despite our circumstances or the events in the world around us. We need Holy Spirit to show us how to experience Your joy all the time, in any season and we look forward to walking in Your will, in joy and heaviness. We pray hope, we pray healing, we pray deliverance, we pray love, we pray rejoicing, we pray salvation, we pray revival, we pray forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ, amen!