Lord God heavenly Father, we turn our eyes towards You and lift up our souls to You in prayer, trusting that You will turn to us and be gracious to us and hear our prayers:
Grant to us Your people the courage of Jeremiah to speak Your Word without fear, calling the world to turn from their evil ways and trust in the forgiveness of Your Son Jesus. Help us always to be counted among those who are blessed for we hear the word of God and keep it.
Give us a genuine and heartfelt concern for our nation. Help us and our fellow citizens and our leaders to mend our ways and deeds and obey Your voice. Guide us in this election season to choose wisely those who will be Your ministers for our good in the government. Protect our military men and women and grant that our enemies would be turned back from their evil ways.
Empower us by Your Holy Spirit, and the redeeming sacrifice of Your Son Jesus, to walk in light and life all our days. Especially do we pray that You would keep us from sexual temptation and sin.
Help us to lift up, and give thanks, and speak positively about Your good gifts of sexuality and marriage and family. Lead us to regard children as your gifts, a precious heritage that we are to value and seek. Strengthen husbands and wives in our marriages and enable our families to live together in peace and prosperity.
Have mercy on all of those who stand in any need and open our eyes to the blessings that come from Your hands. Be with, bless, and heal according to Your will all of those who are ill. Meet the needs of those who do not have the necessities of life. Comfort the lonely and the afflicted and the sorrowing with the promise that You are with them.
Gracious heavenly Father, we take refuge in Your through faith in Your Son Jesus Christ, trusting that we will never be put to shame as we rest in him. Guard our souls and deliver us safely to our eternal home when our journey is finished. Amen.
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