O Lord, before we even share this prayer with you today, you already know what is on our hearts and minds. You know everything about us, our hopes and our dreams, our joys and our concerns, our fears and our worries, our regrets and our deepest longings. As today’s psalmist expresses, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me.”
Thank you for reminding us not only that you created us, but that you want to be in a personal relationship with each and every one of us. Even during those times when we stray from you and wander away, you are still able to find us and bless us with your loving and gracious presence.
Just as you know everything about us, you also know everything about the needs of those for whom we pray this morning. And so, we pray for all who are in need of healing, in need of comfort, in need of guidance, in need of hope, and in need of your peace. Thank you for being a God who not only knows our needs, but who also loves us more than we can ever imagine.
And Lord, as we approach our nation’s 250th anniversary, we pray for the people of this land and for those who represent us in both the national, state, and local levels of government. We pray for those who are serving in our armed forces and their families. Help us, Lord to always strive to be a nation of liberty and justice for all and forgive us for where we have fallen short in living out those ideals.
Remind us that our ultimate allegiance is to you and to your kingdom which is why we now join in this prayer that Jesus taught us to pray together as citizens of your kingdom…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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