Lord God heavenly Father, as we come to You in prayer, we
ask that You would be gracious to us according to Your promise:
When the cords of wicked men ensnare us, protect our lives,
goods, and reputations through those whom You have appointed as Your ministers
in the state. Give wisdom to our leaders
and protect our military men and women.
The earth, O Lord, is full of Your steadfast love and yet
there are many who lack the necessities of life because of their own
foolishness and the greed of others and the wickedness of evil men. Give to those who stand in any material need
the gifts to sustain their earthly life and lead us to be generous to meet
those needs. We especially ask that You
would watch over the young people who are crossing our border and give our
leaders the wisdom to meet this crisis in a just and merciful way.
We confess and believe that there is no god besides You and
that all that is worshiped apart from You are idols. Bless the church here and abroad as we seek
to bear witness that You O Lord are the God who created us, redeemed us by the
blood of Your Son, and calls the world by the Holy Spirit to repent and believe
your promises.
Always set before our eyes the blessings that only You can
give so that when we are tempted to depart from Your ways we would be reminded
that the things of this world are not worth comparing to the blessings of life
and salvation we have in Your Son Jesus Christ.
Grant us patience to endure a life that is lived in the
midst of our enemies and remind us that the day of judgment is still to
come. When we feel angry at the troubles
and injustices that we experience on account of being Your people, remind us
that we are safe and secure in Your almighty hands. Set before us again and again the example of
Your Son Jesus so that we too would find the strength to forgive our enemies.
We thank You for the gifts of marriage and family. Raise up godly spouses for our children. Bless those who are beginning their married
lives together. Keep our children in the
faith and give them every spiritual and bodily blessing. Especially do we ask Your blessing upon Jim’s
grandchildren, that You would keep them close to You and work all things
together for their good.
Be with us throughout our life so that at the close of the
age we would be found to be those fruitful sheaves of grain who are gathered
into Your barn and shine forever like the sun.
Whatever else You see that we need; whatever serves our
neighbor and extends Your kingdom; whatever gives glory to You, grant to us
dear Father in heaven for we ask it in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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