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National Prayer

Hear Us…Forgive us…Heal us! For the Glory of Your Great Name

We worship You, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  You are the living God of our nation’s founding fathers: George Washington, John Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and many others.  When we pledge our allegiance, it’s as one nation under You.  Every time we use American money to buy or sell, we make the statement that in You we have placed our trust.

We acknowledge that You are the One who has set us high above all the nations on the earth. You have made us the head and not the tail.  We have led the free world. The whole world has known that we are identified with You, and they have respected us.

Again and again, You have given us victory over our enemies. You have blessed us when we have gone out and when we have come in. You have blessed us in our bustling cities and in our beautiful countryside. You have blessed our “fruited plain” so that we have had an abundance for ourselves and for others. You have opened up the storehouse of Your bounty, and have blessed the work of our hands. You have given us unprecedented prosperity so that in the past we have lent to many nations but been debtor to none.[1]

We now turn to You as the God of Our Fathers.   You alone are our Hope for the future.  If we as a nation do not get right with You, no one in Washington or in our state capitols can reverse the downward moral and spiritual spiral that has become a free fall and is provoking Your judgment. We approach You now with fear and trembling, as we confess our national sins:

We confess national addiction to sex. To money. To pleasure. To entertainment. To pornography.  To technology. To drugs. To alcohol. To food. To television. To popularity. To ourselves.

We confess we no longer fear You, and thus we have not even the beginning of wisdom with which to handle the vast knowledge we possess.

We confess our foolishness of denying You as the one, true, living God, our Creator to whom we are accountable, living as though our lives are a cosmic accident with no eternal significance, purpose or meaning.

We confess our greed that has run up trillions of dollars of national debt.

We confess our arrogance and pride that has led us to think we are sufficient in ourselves.

We confess to believing that the prosperity of our nation has been great because we are great while refusing to acknowledge that all blessings come from Your hand.

We confess that we depend upon our military might and our weapons systems to protect us from harm and danger, while denying, defying, and ignoring You.

We confess that we have allowed the material blessings You have given us to deceive us into thinking we don’t need You.

We confess that we live as though material wealth and prosperity will bring happiness.

We confess that we have marginalized truth and mainstreamed lies.

We confess choices that reveal we would rather live in bitterness, resentment, and anger, rather than forgive those who have hurt us or acknowledge our own wrongdoing.

We confess that we have become one nation under many gods, divided and polarized, with license to sin and justice that no longer follows the rule of law.[2]

Therefore, we turn to You with tears of shame and a heart of fear for the judgment we are provoking. We repent of our sin. Please, God of Our Fathers, do not back away from us. Do not remove Your hand of blessing on us. As we return to You with humility…With sincerity…Out of necessity…With a desperate sense of urgency.  Please! Return to us! Hear our prayer. Forgive our sin. Heal our land. 

For the Glory of Your Great Name…JESUS.

Amen

Anne Graham Lotz


[1] This paragraph is drawn from Deuteronomy 28:1-14

[2] Some of these confessions have been taken with permission from The Daniel Prayer, Anne Graham Lotz, Zondervan Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI, 2016

 

 

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  • commented 2017-05-06 09:44:12 -0600
    God is still on the throne. Blessed controller over all things. King above all kings and Leader above all leaders. I pray that this divided country will know Him and His Blessings. Only God will be able to unify this country and if His people will humbly pray He will heal our land.
  • commented 2017-05-06 06:46:27 -0600
    This prayer is not necessary because as a nation, we are not all in agreement as to the need for a forced particular “faith” system. Prayer is a private personal matter as the Gospel of Mathew points out. You are condemning us all with this prideful assumption that you can force a Soul confession of a Nation. How arrogant!
  • commented 2017-05-05 22:00:59 -0600
    Christians have awakened to the fact that we must have a Gideon anointing…with prayer and the Word of God in one hand and active participation in our cities and towns in the other. Years ago, we naively thought that all we had to do was vote and play fair…and everyone would respect our votes. Now, it is clear that we should never rest. We must pray on the National Day of Prayer and EVERY day. Our nation must respect other religions ……but Christians must also demand that their relationship with Jesus and the values we have as a result…be respected too.
  • commented 2017-05-05 20:46:53 -0600
    I agree that this is sad. This is a nation permitting freedom of religion, not a Christian (or other faith) Nation. Why do we try to pollute the Church with politics and divide the nation by religion?
  • commented 2017-05-05 19:15:44 -0600
    So sad reading the commentaries here. It is no wonder that President Trump’s lies and cruelties to those who may be different than us resonates with these people. They have been living a lie, an institutional lie, that has and is causing horrible injustices here and around the world. In my humble opinion, this is not what Jesus had in mind.
  • commented 2017-05-04 21:04:39 -0600
    Yes, Father God have mercy on Your children. We know You love each and every one of us regardless of what we have done when we come to You, ask forgiveness and seek to do Your will. That is my prayer for our segmented country Father. You are Blessed controller over all things, heal our land, soften hardened hearts and help the blind see Your truth, light, righteousness, goodness, purity all for Your glory less of us and more of You. In Jesus’ name. Amen
  • commented 2017-05-04 18:56:39 -0600
    Dear Abba Father:
    Please hear the prayers of your people. Remove our hearts of stone and replace them with hearts of flesh ready to recognize you for who you are and thank Jesus humbly for redeeming us in his blood that we may have life everlasting. Turn us back to you Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit. Not because we deserve it but because of your mercy, abundant love, grace, and righteousness. In Jesus’s name we pray, AMEN
  • commented 2017-05-04 16:47:39 -0600
    Father, we come to you we ask for your mercy and your forgiveness, show us your grace and open the souls, hearts, and minds of the Amercian People back to you. Give our leaders YOUR wisdom and direction for our nation. Help those in need. In Jesus’s mighty name! AMEN
  • commented 2017-05-04 13:18:14 -0600
    Praise the Lord!! He is listening and He hears our prayers, He longs for us to seek Him…Let us worship and adore Him!!! Thank Him!! and raise His name on high!!!
  • commented 2017-05-04 09:41:09 -0600
    My prayer is unspoken. God knows and knows all. Amen.
  • commented 2017-05-04 08:55:24 -0600
    Dear Lord, today I seek your help along with your mercy and forgiveness to give me clear direction of what your purposes are in my life. Where should I go, to whom should I speak, who needs to hear of the hope you have entrusted to me by the infilling of your spirit since I trusted you as Savior, thru repentance and new birth? Thank you Lord Jesus for rescuing me and making me a new creation with new wants and desires, a magnificent ‘do over’. Help me do my part to intercede for our nation, our land, our legacy nationally, in my state, in my city, my community, my neighborhood. Your faithfulness for over 40 years in my life gives me confidence you will heal our land once again not because we are special but because you are loving and merciful and kind.
  • commented 2017-05-04 08:28:36 -0600
    Amen amen amen to God we give all the glory for without You we are nothing But with you all things are possible. Hear are prayers heal are soul’s forgive our sins for you are worthy to be praise in Jesus name we ask amen amen amen.
  • commented 2017-05-04 07:59:47 -0600
    “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
  • commented 2017-05-04 07:28:41 -0600
    Agreeing in prayer for healing in USA. May evil be exposed, rebuked and bound up by the power of God. May our Lord Jesus Christ be lifted up and given the honor He is due thru changed lives for our Father’s service.
  • commented 2017-05-04 06:52:33 -0600
    I prayed aloud in agreement with you. God will never leave us nor forsake us. God bless America and those who follow the truth of Jesus Christ.
  • commented 2017-05-03 21:16:20 -0600
    Excited to participate in this glorious time.
  • commented 2017-05-03 20:12:14 -0600
    As a devout pagan polytheist I am beyond offended not only by the arrogance and presumption displayed by this prayer, but I find it beyond ironic that a “national” day of prayer is no such thing. There is no inclusion or consideration given at all for other faith traditions. Just a nauseating christofacism. You feel the need to repent? Repent over that. Want a yardstick to measure yourself by? Repent over how far the Republican policies are from the Sermon on the Mount. May the Mighty Kindreds give wisdom, courage and inspiration to us all that we become better humans than this farcical parody of the teachings of Jesus.
  • commented 2017-05-03 07:49:00 -0600
    Father we cry out to you in REPENTANCE for America and ask that you have mercy upon our land, people and actions and ask your FORGIVENESS for all of our sins…we ask this in the mighty name of JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR AND LORD. K
  • commented 2017-05-03 00:57:53 -0600
    Well said
  • commented 2017-05-02 23:32:15 -0600
    I am doing but when I tried to share it says may 5th which is a Friday.
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  • commented 2017-05-02 17:39:08 -0600
    My daily prayers are reflected here in your prayer for our nation. Thank you, Anne, for expressing in your prayer my own heartfelt pleas to our Almighty God.
  • posted about this on Facebook 2017-05-02 12:59:21 -0600
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  • commented 2016-05-07 00:41:24 -0600
    if we would follow Jesus’s guidelines for prayer we will profound goodness from God’s heart. Acknowledge.
    God’s Holiness and His Sovereign Rule over the affairs of mankind, Acknowledge our sinfulness and forgive those who have sinned against us. Exalt and praise him for His power and glory now and forevermore. The our National Day of Prayer would be meaningful to our National Life.

    IS THERE A DANIEL IN WASHINGTON?
  • commented 2016-05-06 23:23:25 -0600
    The Lord is asking us to pray The Divine Mercy Chaplet everyday more and more. I have been guided to one on you tube that is both The Mercy Chaplet and Stations of the Cross mixed, very powerful I encourage to check it out. Thank you! God Bless!
  • commented 2016-05-06 06:23:18 -0600
    Lord it’s not by might, not by power but by your Spirit we need you more then ever in our Nation we need your Grace=Power your strength and Spirit to Wake this Nation up from Apathy and Slumber we are a desperate people crying out for you Lord God to Move in such away Holy Spirit Rain down on our God Parched land , your kingdom come your will be done, here on earth as it is in Heaven , we need the River of God roaring through our hearts and veins to get us on fire to reach people for and about you until you return or we meet you in heaven we need you to cause a Revolution again Somehow and Liberate your People from the chains of sin and the works of darkness we need the Son to Shine in a Marvelous Light breaking through We Love you, We need you in our Nation, homes, schools and lives!!!!!
  • commented 2016-05-05 20:15:59 -0600
    Dear Heavenly Father, we love You forever, thank You Jesus! It’s Your Righteousness O’Lord we stand on, not ours, forgive us O’Lord. May we keep Holy Your Name. Help us to love You even more, to love each other more Divinely, Oh the world should know You because of such! We have fallen short, we repent! Onward Lord, more perfect because of You! We can’t wait for what’s next! In Jesus Name we pray Your Glory in this nation, may all know You, on earth as it tis in Heaven, Your Kingdom! Love much
  • commented 2016-05-05 19:30:00 -0600
    Mos Gracious and Holy God that you are Lord, we seek your seal of approval through your most Holy Spirit to hear our Prayer. Help us to seek your face wholeheartedly, while you may be found dear Lord. Forgive us of our sins of omission and sins of commission. Create in us a heart that starves for your word and righteousness. A longing desire to fall in Love with you forever. Let us be so sensitive to the things that hurt your heart, and help us to be concerned about the things that concerns you as you heal this broken nation, restore us your people to the righful word,
    in Jesus name we Pray, Selah
  • commented 2016-05-05 18:07:52 -0600
    Luke 18:7-8 Fervent tenacious prayer; we can make a difference
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