Deus Misereatur

(The Deluded) : O LORD, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry; who sets the prisoners free; who opens the eyes of the blind; who lifts up those who are bowed down; who loves the righteous; who watches over the sojourners; who upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked you bring to ruin (Psalm 146.6-9) : we pray for those who are deluded by others or self-deluded, and in their delusion are ravaging their families, breaking faith with their friends, vandalizing trust and love…open their blind eyes to see themselves for who they are and what they are doing that they may no longer fault others for their own failures, turn, confess their sins, and find you forgiving them and cleansing them of all unrighteousness. O Lord, hear our prayer.   (The Heartbroken): We pray for those, who like Job, find themselves with broken hearts, crying out “why?!” and surrounded by those who will not or cannot understand....

O LORD , as the Psalm-writer says, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more (Psalm 10.17-18). For these reasons, and more, we make bold to call on you, to call on you in truth (Psalm 145.18). O great God, mighty Sovereign, we pray for our world, all the national governments and their citizens, and our own country. May sound-thinking prevail in all realms and all communities. We pray for Bxxxxxx’s home country of Cameroon, with all of the strife that has been simmering and has now begun to boil over; turn this situation around for good. Bring those in power – the leaders of various separatist groups and the president – to think out what is in the best interests of all, not just their tribe or faction. Watch over Bxxxxxx’s parents, and the many other displaced people who have fled for their lives. Preserve them, prot...