Lord God heavenly Father, You are our shield and glory. As we cry aloud to You in prayer, answer us
from Your holy hill:
Over this last week we have laid our head down in sleep,
awoken in safety, and You have sustained us day by day. We thank You for all Your blessings and
tender mercies that sustain our earthly life.
Help us to be good stewards of all Your gifts.
Many thousands of people have set themselves against Your
people in the church and nation. Let
Your blessing rest upon us by converting the hearts of those who do not count
Jesus as Lord and Savior and by protecting our military personnel as they work
to punish evil and reward good.
You are ready to be found by those who do not seek You and
answer those who do not ask for You. Grant
that it would be so in our own nation.
Tear down the idols that take Your place in the hearts of our fellow
citizens. Rid us of those national sins
that are a stench in Your nostrils. And
lead us to value all human life as a gift from You.
We thank and praise You that in the fullness of time You
sent Your Son Jesus Christ, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem us
and adopt us as Your children in Holy Baptism.
Because we are Your children, send Your Spirit into our hearts so that
we can live our lives in a way that is pleasing to You. Especially do we pray for Harley as she
celebrates a birthday, that You would bless her in body and soul all her days.
Lord, we pray that you would empower the mission of your
church as we declare how much Jesus has done for us. Especially do we ask Your blessing on our VBS
this week that those who work and those who attend would come a deeper faith in
Jesus.
As Your Son Jesus granted healing to the man who was
demon-possessed, bestow healing upon all of those who are broken in body or
soul. Especially do we remember Liam,
Scott, Selah, Tom, Myrtle, Logan, Willis, Fran, Red, J.A., Nicole, Sylvia, Barbara,
and Janis. Deliver those who are
addicted and restore those who are mentally ill.
Whatever else You see that we need; whatever serves our
neighbor and gives glory to You; whatever works for our final salvation grant
to Us dear Father in heaven for we ask it confidently in the name of Your Son
Jesus Christ. Amen.
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