"O Lord Mercifully Look Upon..." - 9 February 2025
O
Lord Jesus Christ, our God, your mercies and loving-kindnesses have been from
everlasting. You became man and stooped to endure crucifixion and death for the
salvation of all who rightly believe in you. You rose from the dead for our
justification and ascended into heaven and sit at the right hand of God the
Father, from whence you shall come to judge the living and the dead; and as our
great High Priest you regard the humble prayers of all who call upon you with
their whole heart. Incline your ear and hear.
First
of all, remember your Holy Universal Church, which you have purchased with your
precious blood; including this congregation; and Choctaw Road Baptist, Christ
Chapel, Christian Faith Missionary Baptist, and College Heights Baptist Church;
as well as your servants who are under persecution for your sake and for the
sake of your holy gospel – such as the Bawn peoples in Bangladesh and the
Bangladesh Pastors Project. Confirm and strengthen your Church, enlarge and
multiply her, keep her in peace, and preserve her unconquerable by the gates of
hell forever. Heal the factions, quench the fuming of the God-haters, speedily
uproot the weeds of heresy and bring them to nothing by the power of your Holy
Spirit. And mercifully look upon all ministers, pastors, Bishops and presbyters
of your Church. May they build up and strengthen your people in all places,
giving themselves faithfully to prayer and the ministry of the Word (Acts 6:4).
O
Lord mercifully look upon those who hate us and despitefully use us. Help us to
love our enemies, to do good to those who hate us, to bless those who curse us,
and to pray for those who abuse us (Luke 6:27-28). Assist us to submit
ourselves to every ordinance of man for your sake, whether to the President or
to governors and judges, as to those who are sent by you for the punishment of
evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For we know and confess that
this is your will, that by doing good we may put to silence the ignorance of
foolish men (1 Peter 2:13-15). And mercifully look upon all world rulers and
all other civil authorities. May their leadership lead toward peace and
prosperity for all, as well as safety and security for your people in their
lands.
O Lord mercifully look upon our parents, spouses, brothers and sisters, children, relatives and friends, and grant them your blessings both here and hereafter. And mercifully look upon the aged, young, needy, orphans, widows, single parents, those grieving miscarriages, those in sickness and sorrow, distress and affliction, oppression and captivity, prison and confinement (especially these…). Remember, visit, strengthen, keep, and comfort them, and by your power make haste to grant them relief, safety, freedom, or deliverance, as they may need.
O Lord mercifully look upon those who have never turned from their sins and believed in you, Lord Jesus, as well as those who have departed from the true faith, becoming dazzled by dissent and deviation (…). Enlighten them by the light of your Holy Spirit and bring them into the fold of your Holy Church. And now we gather up these requests and pray as you taught us, saying, Our Father…
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