"Our Father, Who Has Cheerfully Adopted Us (...)." 22 February 2026
Our Father, who has cheerfully adopted us through Jesus Christ, we come and hand over our burdened hearts to you for this world, for your church, and for our families and friends. We find that we are often restless and uneasy about the things going on in our own lives, amongst our friends and family, and in our world. Why, there’s sickness, sorrow, troubles at home, problems at work, uncertainty about the future, wars and rumors of war, and plenty of other plights. We remember these who are wrestling and wrangling with specific misfortunes (…). Grant them and us courage, faith, graciousness, comfort and relief. We call upon you to take care of our country and all who are in authority. Promote our national well-being. Defend us from malicious elements that would bring us into harm’s way, from the left and the right. And bring us to utilize our liberties for the purpose of furthering justice and peace for the freeborn, the foreign born and the unborn. Some parts of our nation...