1/19/21

NIGHT PRAYER: TUESDAY 1/19

   

The night before seems sometimes 
as important as the day to follow:
Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve
the Night Before the Fourth... 
  
Tomorrow's an important day, Lord,
and tonight's Inauguration Eve
and so we come to you in prayer...
 
Keep watch tonight, Lord,
over all the people of America
and all who depend on our nation 
for security and help...

Keep watch through this night, O Lord,
over the hearts of all Americans:
   hearts filled with new hope
   hearts heavy with disappointment
   hearts swelling with pride
   hearts hard with anger
   hearts determined to succeed
   hearts bent on resistance
   hearts fearful of the future
   hearts ready to begin again 
   hearts divided, confused and unsure
   hearts united, in trust, in you...
 
On this eve of the inauguration
and through the night ahead,
we pray you move in our hearts, Lord,
with mercy, blessing, peace and healing,
and every other gift we need
to face, to live, to fulfill the day 
that waits to dawn tomorrow...

Protect us all, Lord, while we're awake
and watch over us as we sleep
that awake, we may keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen.
 
Lord, Keep Us Safe by Darren Bartlett



  

  
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