"O Lord, Who Knows" - 9 October Morning and Evening
Sunday morning: O Lord, who knows our path and our lying down and are acquainted with all our ways (Psalm 139.3), we pray for the besieged and beleaguered peoples in our world, suffering from hurricanes (Cuba, Haiti, the islands…), floods, droughts, tsunamis, unemployment, military threats, fears and pestilence. Please establish peace, justice, recovery and efficient economies in all lands, for the good of all, so that the Gospel of Jesus may spread unchecked, and that your Church may dwell securely in peace and quietness. Guide our own leaders to throw off selfish programs, cut-throat tactics, and dastardly devices and to put on what is truly legitimate and will promote evenhanded integrity. Have mercy on our country, and restrain the evil, self-seeking and immorality that often arises from the governed. For those regions in the U.S. that are stressed and straining from economic trouble, bring around beneficial change and recovery. Give ear to our concerns as we pray f...