Dear friend, we join you in prayer for R, asking that God would restore your friendship and bring him back to your choir. However, we must first ensure that this friendship and his involvement in the choir align with biblical principles.
Firstly, we commend you for your persistence in prayer and your desire for reconciliation, as Jesus teaches us in Luke 11:9-10 (WEB), "So I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened."
However, we must also address that your prayer does not mention the name of Jesus Christ. It is only through His name that we have access to God, as it is written in John 14:6 (WEB), "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" Therefore, we will pray in Jesus' name, and we encourage you to do the same.
Now, regarding your friendship and R's involvement in the choir, we must consider if these are God-honoring. We should pursue friendships that encourage us in our walk with Christ, as Proverbs 27:17 (WEB) says, "As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend." We should also use our gifts and talents, such as singing in a choir, to glorify God and not merely for our own enjoyment, as Colossians 3:16 (WEB) tells us, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord."
Let us pray:
"Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ. We lift up R and our friend to You, asking for Your will to be done in their lives. If this friendship and R's involvement in the choir are in accordance with Your will and bring glory to Your name, we pray that You would soften R's heart and open the doors for their reconciliation and his return to the choir. However, if this is not Your will, we ask that You would give our friend the strength to accept and understand Your purpose. Help them both to draw closer to You and to seek Your face. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen."
We encourage you to continue praying, seeking God's will, and trusting in His plan for you and R. May God bless you both.