God our Father, We come before you today In the name of Jesus Christ your Son, Grateful for the mighty works by which you set your people free in his blood and by his Spirit.
Father, we have heard the voice of your Son, And therefore we can make our voices heard.
We have been justified in the blood of your Son, And therefore we can oppose every form of injustice.
We have repented of our sins, And therefore we can lead the sinner to repentance.
We have done battle with the power of evil, And therefore we can have compassion on those still within its grip.
We have been freed from the kingdom of darkness, And therefore we can bear witness to your Kingdom of Light.
Lord, as we come before you today, we are grateful also for the exceptional nation that is the United States of America.
Recognizing the greatness of this gift, We ask forgiveness today for the ways your people have failed to guard and preserve it.
Lord, have mercy on those who have re-written the history of this country And passed their lies on to our children and grandchildren.
Forgive those of us who, despite having received at a great price the right and privilege to vote, Have wasted that right by sitting at home and neither registering nor voting.
We repent of every instance in which we were more afraid of offending others by speaking up for what is right, Than of offending you by our silence.
We ask your mercy for those judges and other public officials who think that our rights come from government rather than from you, O God.
Have mercy on those who have tried to overturn the election of our President, drive him from office, or attack his reputation with constant lies.
Have mercy on those who have chosen chaos instead of law and order, and who have failed to support our leaders who rid the world of terrorists, restore our jobs, and make our borders and communities safe for us and for our families.
Forgive your people for focusing on personalities rather than policies, and on accusations rather than accomplishments.
Lord, protect our nation,
Not only from physical attacks,
But from moral attacks.
Deliver us from evil,
Not only in the form of earthquakes, floods, and storms,
But especially in the form of false gospels
That distort your plan for marriage and the family,
That assault religious freedom with unjust restrictions,
And that turn the violent destruction | of children in the womb into a constitutionally protected choice.
Lord, in our work for you, may we find you. In our efforts to change the world, may we ourselves be changed.
In our work to make and keep our nation great, may we rediscover the greatness of our heavenly homeland, And in our struggle to build a Culture of Life, may we find life eternal.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.