Deus Misereatur

  Someone recently asked me if I have a prayer for situations of domestic abuse. This person helps to counsel abused persons, and explained they were needing a hand as they pray with and for them. I thought about it and couldn’t recollect one, though it is on my mind often, and it arises often in my private prayers. So, I pointed this individual to Psalm 146 and gave some pointers. That short discussion has stayed with me, and so I have decided to present one possible prayer. The biblical text is Psalm 146 .  Oh LORD God of Jacob, in whom alone we can trust. It is you who are our help and our hope. It is you who made heaven, earth, sea, and all that is in them. It is you who keeps faith forever, who executes justice for those oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. It is you who sets prisoners free, opens the eyes of the blind, lifts up those bowed down, loves the righteous, watches over sojourners, and upholds widows and orphans. And it is you who will bring ruin to the wi...

  Most loving Father, who has called us into your family by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and by the working of your Holy Spirit, give us strength and desire to walk worthy of our calling, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity produced by the Spirit in the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:1-3). Now that our Mega Sports Camp Vacation Bible School is over, we pray for the kids and adults we interacted with. We implore you to keep the good and right that was done and said in their memories. Stir their hearts to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the Gospel. Thank you for the opportunities you gave us. Please, may we see some fruition.   Look upon your Church throughout the world, including Vandament Ave Baptist Church, Voice of Praise, Wildewood, and Sunnymeade Baptist Church. Give your approval and aid to the feeble attempts at being trustworthy to you, pouring out on us your unstoppable peace and...