Night Prayer 

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Inspiration 

Before we knew Jesus, we had all sorts of selfish ambitions and desires that came from an impure heart. And even knowing Jesus, it’s not always easy to walk away from those desires. In fact, sometimes we have to run! And as we flee from selfish desires, Jesus opens our eyes to see that we are running to him as he purifies our hearts and wraps us in his righteousness.

Prayer 

Lord, You have forgiven me and made me new. Yet the lusts and ambitions of my past creep into my thoughts. Please give me swift feet and a clear path so that I may flee from these thoughts. Embrace me with Your righteousness and fill me with Your purity, so that I may withstand the temptations that try to chase me down. In Jesus’ name, amen.