Deus Misereatur

(This can be used in personal devotions, or public settings. The ellipses (...) are where you or your fellow petitioners can add names verbally or silently. And the bolded statements are verbal, corporate responses) With the Psalmist, for others, and with one another, we pray: “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me! Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt! Let them turn back because of their shame who say, “Aha, Aha!” May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!” But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay” (Psalm 70)! O Lord, hear our prayer. Give relief to those tackled by chronic pain (…). O Lord, hear our prayer. Grant a sense of hope to those knocked over with grief, or depression, or regret (…). O Lord, hear our prayer. Bestow liberty on those s...

  Give us life, and we will call upon your name! Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved (Psalm 80.18b-19)! Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this your Church in all nations, for Heritage, Trinity Presbyterian, Westlake Presbyterian, Westminster Presbyterian, and Our Lord’s Community Church. Turn to us and be gracious to us; give your strength to your servants and save the sons and daughters of your maidservant. Show us a sign of your favor that those who hate us may see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped us and comforted us. Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved! Consider, O God, those who do not know you or have broken faith with you (…). Change their hearts that they may confess Jesus as Lord and believe in their hearts you raised him from the dead; Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved! O God, please refre...