Stronghold for the Oppressed - 10 September 2023
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O LORD you
are a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those
who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken
those who seek you (Psalm 9:9-10). It is to you we come to voice our praises
and focus our prayers.
That the
needy shall not be forgotten and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever,
we give you our praise (Psalm 9:18)! That you have heard us as we cried out to
you on behalf of others, and granted them help and hope in the midst of their
trials and trouble, we give you praise! That you have watched over our country
in the good times and bad; have seen to the affairs of our State; and have
looked after the needs and worries of our communities and families, we give you
praise!
We implore
you to maintain your church in all places, including this congregation, Capitol
Hill Full Gospel Church, Liberty Gospel Tabernacle, Living Waters Lighthouse,
and Living Word Church. Bring unity where there is division; order where there
is disorder; faithfulness where there is infidelity; godliness where there is
impiety; Gospel where there is legalism; and forgiveness where there are
grudges. Hear our Prayer, O Lord!
We implore
you for the nations of the world, including Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, and the United Kingdom. Since national entities often think more
highly of themselves than they ought, and seek to place themselves above you,
and above justice, and above goodness, then we pray with the Psalmist: Arise, O
LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you! Put them in
fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men (Psalm 9:19-20)! For
you are the LORD who sits enthroned forever; you have established your throne
for justice, and you judge the world with righteousness; you judge the peoples
with uprightness (Psalm 9:7-8). Hear our Prayer, O Lord!
We implore you to oversee our nation, its prosperity and progress, its life and legalities. Preside over our courts, and over the appointments to judicial benches. Bring that which is genuinely good and right to dominate in our land, not Conservatism, or Liberalism, or Progressivism, or Socialism. Rather, that which is genuinely good and right for Asian, Black, Latino, White, poor, prosperous, immigrants, residents, urbanites and country folk. Hear our prayer, O Lord!
We implore you to step into the ailments and treatments of those who find their cells and cerebrum failing, to take up the recovery of those who are walking in deep darkness or despair, to give strength to those who are exhausted and exasperated, to aid the insight and direction of those who are deciding on their vocational course, to comfort and console those who are grieving over their loved ones (…). Hear our prayer, O Lord! And now, we join our hearts and voices to pray as Jesus taught us, saying: Our Father, who art in heaven…
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