Today we celebrate the National Day of Prayer. This morning some of our students volunteered to pray over our churches and for our families, education, businesses, workplaces, military, government, arts, entertainment and media. It was a beautiful morning of prayer. One of our board members, Micah Miller also prayed the 2023 National Day of Prayer for America.
We come with fervent hearts to praise You Lord.
You are The Word, the Way, Truth and Life.
The Alpha and Omega, Lion of Judah, Almighty God
who was, and is, and is to come. You clothed
Yourself in flesh and dwelt among us, to remove
our sin and clothe us in Your righteousness that
we might dwell with You forever and ever.
With broken, humbled hearts we repent of our
sins. Confessing to You our faithlessness,
prayerlessness, and disobedience. Forgive us for
our doubt, our prideful and quarrelsome words
that reveal our unclean hearts. Cleanse us and
renew a right and steadfast spirit within us we
pray.
With grateful hearts we thank You fervently for
the blessings in our life and throughout
America; they are more than we are able to
count. We will remember Your grace and testify
to Your goodness in all generations. Help us to
refrain from complaining, but instead be
prompted to pray faithfully in every
circumstance. Teach us to have a content heart
knowing You are always enough for our every
need.
As the Church we commit to pray and love our
neighbor and nation as You loved us, that our
reputation in this world would be rooted in Your
love. Holy Spirit work and overflow through us
in every prayer, thought, word, and deed. May
our character, conversations, and conduct
reflect the righteousness in which You clothed
us and command us to live.
With an obedient heart we put on the full armor
of God; Your breastplate of righteousness
guards our heart from which flows the springs of
life. We pray fervently for our communities and
country; the people who are in the Church,
Family, Education, Business and Workplace,
Military, Government, Arts, Entertainment and
Media. Every person is Your workmanship,
fearfully and wonderfully created and loved.
With hopeful hearts we pray that all would
choose to receive Your love and follow You. We
pray that America would confess, “Jesus is
Lord” and reflect Your righteousness in every
sphere of influence, and every aspect of our
lives. We ask that heavenly hope would flood
our hearts, silence hate, and that You will heal
our land.
Believing You; all You are, all You said, and all
You have promised, we pray fervently in
righteousness and avail much. In Jesus Name
we pray, Amen!
Kathy Branzell
President, National Day of Prayer Task Force
