Siestas, today is the National Day of Prayer. Let’s take time to focus our attention on praying for our nation. It thrills us that many of you are in other nations besides the U.S.A., and we welcome you to join in with prayers for your country.
If you’d like to, use the comment box to post a brief prayer. (That obviously doesn’t need to limit how much you actually pray, but it helps us as we moderate if the comments are not too long.) I’m going to let my words be few so that we can get to praying!
Dearest Father, Please keep our military persons safe. Be with their families while they are gone. Help them find peace when they come home. Help them know we care and appreciate them. Amen
Forgive us LORD for we have sinned! May believers fall on our knees before you today and every day and then rise up to stand boldly for Christ and live in obedience! We need your healing power as only you can give!
Eleanor
Memphis, TN
Dear Father,
I pray for our nation, I pray against things that bring us down and keep us separated from standing together. Lord, I ask that you would SHINE over this nation, and bring healing where its needed, and wisdom over leaders, and future leaders.
I also pray for Nashville, and all that have been affected by natural disaster, just bring comfort and peace…and help them to have strength from you alone. In Jesus name, Amen.
Lord, I join with believers all over this nation to pray for Your will to be done in us and through us. Awaken Your church. Call us out of the rut of the American Dream and help us to live lives that glorify Your great Name. Empower us to share Your Gospel. Holy Spirit, please draw the lost to their Savior.
I pray for Your mercy to be on the people of the Gulf Coast whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil spill. Please provide for them and help the oil to be cleaned up speedily. I pray for all of our brothers and sisters in Tennessee who are suffering great losses from the flooding. Oh, Lord, show Yourself strong and faithful in the midst of this disaster. Please provide abundantly for those who have lost their homes and possessions. I pray that those who are hurting will turn to You and be comforted.
Lord, I pray that You will give our leaders wisdom to govern our country in a way that pleases You. I pray that you will deliver this country from the atrocity of abortion. Please cause our laws to be changed. Please change our hearts so that even though we may have a choice, we choose life. Lead those who have chosen abortion to find your mercy and healing.
Thank You, Father, for hearing our prayers. Be glorified in our nation and in all the earth. In Jesus’ holy name, amen.
Amen and Amen!!!
Bible Bunny in NO MI
A ~ Almighty God have mercy on us.
M~ Many of our citizens are crying out to you on this day for wisdom and direction.
E~ Every nation has its times of difficulty, but we seem to be especially strained and burdened with trouble.
R~ Reaching to you for help in a time of trouble is what Your Word teaches us to do.
I~ “If my people, who are called by my name will humble themselves and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. ” 2 Chronicles 7:14
C~ Christ alone is our hope. Please help us be a light so that many will come to Him for salvation.
A~ America is yours, Lord. You established her as a nation. You’ve kept her for these many years. You alone can restore her. For Your glory and for our good, In Jesus’ all powerful name. Amen
Amen
Lord you are mighty. Please give wisdom to American’s leaders. Guide them to do what is best for our nation. I pray you protect our country from the evils of this world. I pray our nation will turn to you! Revive us Lord. In the mighty name of Jesus, AMEN
Father ~ We come to you humbly and ask that you would heal our nation and bring revival to the hearts of our people. Please forgive our sins, they are so many. Draw us to You. Use the events of the day to show us Your power and Your desire for our worship of You. In Jesus Name, AMEN
Lord,
Please be with the people here in Nashville who have lost everything in the floods! Give them peace and provide for them Lord!
Please give our leaders your wisdom Lord and be with them as they guide our country! So many people need work and provision…be with them Lord…watch over them! Provide for them!
Amen
Precious Lord~
I thank you that we have a National Day of Prayer! I pray that believers will lift up their prayers for our country and their personal requests today to you and you alone. I, especially, lift up our government and its leaders to you today. I pray that they will seek your face and make sound decisions that will honor you, Lord Jesus. I thank you for our country and the freedom that we have to worship you! I thank you for Living Proof Ministries, and the way that it has touched my life in a special way. I pray a special prayer for those of us out of work and trust that you will provide for us and allow us to serve you in our next career position! Thank you for all the marvelous blessings that we have…Praise you Father, Amen!
Lord Jesus I pray that You would move mightily in the hearts of individuals. Bring a Godly sorrow that leads to repentance over personal, private sin. This nation is made up of individual human beings and we have each made decisions that have led us down a path of destruction. Change our hearts. Change the hearts of those in public positions, change the hearts of pastors, change the hearts of husbands and wives and children. Rebuild the family, Lord. Rebuild Your church. Help us to know how much You love us!!!!!! May You, the God of hope, fill us with all joy and peace and as we trust in You may we overflow with hope from the power of Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ Name
Amen
Father God, Thank you for all You have done for those who believe in You. Please help all the people that are hurting. God, I pray that their struggles just lead them to a life with You. In Your AMAZING Name I pray AMEN!
from Psalm 80:2 “Father, in the Name of Jesus, we pray that You would awaken Your might; and that You would come and save us. For Your glory.
Lord: We are a nation in great need of You.
Come. Save. Us.”
A – Awesome LORD
M – May you have mercy on us
E – Especially as we have put our desires above YOURS
R – Restore us and Redeem us from our sins.
I – Instill in us that YOU are a HOLY GOD, worthy of ALL praise
C – Create in us a clean heart, O God
A – And let us walk in a way worthy of the calling YOU have given us.
In Jesus name!!
Roxanne,
Just wanted to say thank you for posting your acrostic prayer for America!
Father–Lord of Heaven and Earth–please honor our prayers today. Please turn Your ears to us. Please give us faith to believe that You Are–Everything we are seeking. It is You. Tenderize our hearts. Soften our hearts. For You. May we seek You alone–in all of our fears, uncertainties, doubts, and desperation. Be glorified… use our lives to demonstrate Your power.
In Christ Jesus name alone, amen.
Dear Lord, Please help our country to come back to you; to focus on you, to make you the center of our world…that you alone would be glorified Lord, starting with me… AMEN
Lord, thou knoweth.
You know what is going on in the world, our country, our states, cities, and homes. I praise you because you know and care about us and there isn’t anything we encounter or go through that you can’t redeem. I pray the hearts of the people of this nation turn back to you.
I pray for the leaders of our country. Bring them to a saving knowledge of your Son, Jesus. May they serve you and your purpose!
I lift up those to you those who have been devastated by the flood in Tennessee, for those who are trying to clean up and stop the oil leak, as well as those in the Gulf who are having to deal with the fallout.
Awaken the Body of Christ, give us hearts for the lost, lonely, hurting, & in need. Give us the desire to reach out and help the widow and the orphan.
Thank you for making a way for us to come before the throne with our petitions & prayers. Thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit, who takes our prayers and makes them what they need to be.
I love you, Lord!
My your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
In the strong and mighty name of Jesus, Amen
God, please shine the light of your glory on our nation. May your holy spirit fill our hearts, our homes, our communities and the nation. May we be living witnesses to those who don’t know you. Strengthen us as women,daughters, wives, mothers and citizens. Thank you. Amen
Dear LORD –
This world is in your hands, and you can (and have) changed the minds of kings. I pray that YOUR WILL would be done on earth as it is in Heaven. May we yearn and hunger and thirst for your ways and your commands. May we be ignited with a fire unquenchable that we can’t help but share your all consuming love with others. May the respond to YOUR voice and heed your call.
So many things can terrify, cause fear, anxiety and even enrage. May we as YOUR church be careful as to heed your voice when ministering and sharing your WORD. May we NEVER forget we were sinners when you saved us. May we not confuse helping with hating.
Please pour out abundant assistence to those in the Gulf, in Tennesee. Be in every home, every family. May your presence be so thick it is truly the air they breathe.
MAY ALL GLORY AND HONOR AND PRAISE BE UNTO YOU – LORD YOU ARE SO WORTHY!
YESHUA – YOU ARE SO WORTHY TO BE PRAISED.
IN THE NAME OF MY HOLY SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST
AMEN
Abba, open our eyes to trust in Your plans, though we may not know them. May we as Your people – both in the United States and any other nation – humble ourselves and speak life into all situations instead of death. Speak through us. May You use us to further Your kingdom and peace. Father, may we be awake and alert – a generation that answers Your calls to wake up. Isaiah 55!
LORD, You shower us with Your Grace and Mercy. Thank you for blessings overflowing.
LORD, break our hearts for the things that break Yours. Forgive us for our complacency in telling of Your great LOVE and mighty deeds.
Humble our leadership and citizens. Help us return to You, seek Your face, and destroy our idols.
Protect our brave military and our often forgotten citizens.
LORD, have mercy on us.
Revive us again and restore us to a land that highly esteems you.
Father God, you know that our nation is in a mess. You know that we need healing. provide that healing, and use us, your children to start the process. Reveal to us areas that we could make a difference. I pray for our country leaders, give them wisdom, give them dicernment. Let them see that because our nation was founded on Godly principals without those principals, it will fall. Lord, I pray for our military. Give them strength and protection. Make yourself real to them. Wrap your loving arms around them in a way that they can feel. I pray for their family’s Lord. Pour your love out onto them into their hearts and minds. Comfort them as their loved ones are away. Our nation needs revival Lord. You know this. Make it happen Lord. And use us, your children to start the process. Thank you Father for every good and perfect thing you have given us. Thank you for allowing us to bring our concerns to your feet and for listening to us. Thank you for your saving grace Father. In Jesus precious name I pray. AMEN
Lord,
I thank you for this nation, and am deeply grateful for those that still recognize the need to pray. I pray this nation would humble itself and return to You. You are the one that changes hearts and draws people to You. I pray that you would touch the hearts of people all across this nation, bring us to recognition of and repentance for our sin which grieves Your heart so. Restore us that we may truly be a Christian nation once again.
I ask these things in the precious and powerful name of Jesus, Amen!
~~~~~~~~Please Pray For Gavin Smith~~~~~~~~~~
Intersting that it’s the National Day of Prayer. While many are praying for the country, I’m asking for many to also join in praying for my 5 year old, Gavin Smith. He’s had brain and spine cancer, which has been considered in remission since he ended treatment last June. Recently, however, he began having symptoms of new tumor growth again. He has an MRI this afternoon at 3:00 CST. Please pray with us as we wait for answers.
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Much love,
Stacie Smith
Praying right now, Stacie!
Will be praying for you and Gavin. The Lord bless you,
Julie
Stacie, praying for your sweet Gavin.
Lord, please heal him. “Son of David, have mercy upon us!” as those in the Word so often cried out in desperation.
Love, Taylor
Praying for Gavin and for your family Stacie. My heart goes out to you.
Dear Lord Jesus,
I pray for little Gavin, as he is undergoing the MRI. Lord I ask that you give all those involved in the care of this precious little boy the wisdom to treat Gavin’s symptoms. Lord, I also ask that you place Your healing hands on this child, so that he can live a full and productive life. Please give his family the comfort and strength needed to get through this storm.
In Jesus Name…
Donna Benjamin
Stacie,
I pray for peace as you wait for the results. I pray for God’s strength for you and healing power for Gavin. I pray that people would come to know Jesus more intimately through the testimony of your family in any circumstance.
Raising my shield of faith!
Jina
praying for your precious little guy, stacie… we’re standing with you and asking the Lord to free gavin’s body from anymore tumors or cancer ~ please let us know what you hear!
Stacie, We are storming the gates of Heaven in prayer for Gavin.
With much compassion,
Christian
Praying now for little Gavin. Praying for all his family, friends,and care-givers.Praying for a peace from our Lord to cover you through this time.
Praying for your little man, Gavin, as well as for you Stacie and the rest of your family. May God give you strength, comfort, peace, and healing. Oh Lord, may they feel your presence and love more now than ever.
In the mighty name of Jesus! Amen
I pray from wisdom for the leaders in our country and the leaders of our country to seek You first as they make choices and take stands. Where once this nation sought to glorify You, I implore your Holy Spirit to again fill us mightily to speak through us and take action through us to turn the United States of America to You our King of kings and Lord of lords. Amen
That our leaders would turn to you Lord Jesus. They would seek you at every level and in every home. May we as Christians truly walk in Your ways. May we in grace and love stand for Your truth and may we point our neighbors to you.
Father, as your Word says, “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” Our nation needs healing, our world needs healing. Father God, I pray for your spirit to be poured out and we will humble ourselves and seek the only face that can save us. In your precious and holy name, Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen
Father, our hearts cry out to You to for grace and mercy upon our nation. Draw us close to You and help us to live holy lives reflecting our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in all we do and say.
Give our leaders divine wisdom and to hear Your still small voice speaking to them guiding them in the way You are leading. Drown out all other voices and influences that lead us away from You.
Father, we are blessed because of Israel and ask for our nation to remain a sheep nation.
Father, hear our prayers and thank You for the many blessings You have bestowed upon us. amen.
Father, Please continue to be with our country, the ones who govern it, and those that protect it whether they’re at home or deployed. Guard and guide all of us in YOUR way and lead us to those that need to know about You and Your love. Give us the wisdom we need.
Please be with the families that are dealing with the disasters in the Gulf Coast area and Tennessee. You know their needs, please send the help they need. Wrap your loving arms around them as they rebuild their lives.
As our nation prays together today, Lord, I pray that the whole world will see Your hands at work in our great country and will see the strength, courage, and security that comes from that united prayer.
In Your Son’s Mighty Name, Amen
Father God, thank You for Your great mercy and Your unending grace. We lift up to You this great country – You have a plan for all of us and we ask for Your safety, provision and Your forgiveness. I ask especially for our military – may they be blessed for their sacrifices; and for our govenment – Father God, we need Your guidance and Your power. In Your precious and holy name I pray. Amen!
Dear Lord,
First, thank you for being faithful, good, and doling out your wonderful mercy! I pray that this year brings big blessings for my family and for my life and career. I love you! In Jesus’ name, amen!
I pray LORD those in positions of authority in Washington won’t rest until they learn to call your name.
Lord, God, give us the courage to live out and stand for Truth-and to fight in love against those who would change the definition of right and wrong to escape judgement, rather than repenting and coming before you!
Remind us that we as a nation are experiencing blessing in our generation because of the faith of those before us-not because we deserve it. Let us not forget you in this promised land!-but be moved to gratitude and care for those who don’t yet know you. And Amen to the prayers before and after mind that are yes in Christ!
Oh Lord Jesus I come before you today with a heavy heart for our country and I ask that you will touch the hearts of our leaders and soften them to your will. If they do not know you personally as their savior, then I ask that they turn their lives over to you for salvation. Through this, they will lean on you for direction. Protect us Oh Lord from evil and be our provider always.
AMEN
Lord have mercy on us all. We are one nation under You.
You are in control and we are so glad. Let Your perfect will be done.
Holy and merciful Father,
HELP.
In Jesus precious name,
Amen
Amen, Sandy – AMEN.
Oh Lord we have sinned, as individuals, as communities, and as a nation. Forgive us Lord for the selfish and overindulgent lifestyles that we live and lable as freedom. Forgive us for us for not speaking out and standing up against things that break Your heart. Break ours too Lord. Brings us back to Your cross with a renewed purpose of Kindom living. Change the hearts of our leaders, bring them to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and bring this nation back so we can truly once again say we are a Christian nation. In the Precious and Holy name of Jesus I pray. Amen
God in heaven…I don’t understand what has happened to America. We are in trouble. Oil is creating turmoil. Rain is creating pain in Nashville. Government wants to tap our reserves…but we are dry. War rages…cowardly…in Times Square. The headlines reveal the depravity of man in holy matrimony. I’m sick to death of therapy for sin. I’m stopping here, Lord, because You know it, You see it, and You see it ALL. Lord, we seem caught up in a wave of evil. Our needs are the same today as they were when You sent Your Son. Repent! Lord, let the cry of John the baptist be heard across our land. Draw sinners to their knees, repenting of sin. Turn the tide of evil in America and set captives free. Wickedness is not welcome here in the heartland. Give the Holy Spirit freedom to convict and draw sinners to the cross of Calvary. That is our healing place. Begin today. In Jesus Name. Amen.
Jesus,
We need you to intercede for us. America is in desperate times.
I pray that you would revive our hearts God. Give us fresh revelation of you. May the church come alive as never before. Shake off whatever will keep us from serving you alone. Lord, give your church a heart that is for you and all the things you stand for. May your bride be readying herself for your return. Let all the distractions fade away as we get a clearer picture of the reality of our eternal future.
Oh Jesus, prepare the coming generations… Prepare their hearts to be sustained by you alone. Give them leadership, boldness, wisdom, tenacity, unity for the things your heart beats for and the grace to stand up under any and every circumstance. Give them minds to retain your Word like the early Church. May it drip off their tongue like honey.
God give our generation the courage to be forerunners of your gospel with them. As we grow old and weary may our lives be a ramp that they can use to run to you!
Jesus use our current government leadership for your purposes. If there is a chance, let the pride in America bend its knee to your ways God, MAKE IT SO! If the pride of man in America will be used as part of your plan; let the church here, be a reminant that brings you glory and satisfaction as your will comes to pass.
Jesus, be with the soldiers in harms way. Awaken their hearts to the reality that every day they serve is bigger than them. Let them find a source of strength in you that will make them warriors like no other. You are our Divine Warrior Jesus. Come have your way with the enemy here. You will have the victory!
All my love to thee!
Jina
Dearest God and heavenly Father, it mind boggles me that prayers all over this nation are going up before you as a universal body of believers in Jesus Christ…Lord from all walks of life from every denominational name Our nation is praying your will be done on earth as it is is heaven…O holy and righteous One thank you for hearing our prayer as we desire your will…I join with your Son…not that you take them out of the work but that you will keep them from the evil one…Father, in Jesus name..surely the evil one is running rampent throughout our nation…I will ask though how long yet I know your longsuffering is bring more into the kingdom of your dear Son…Father, please have your way with the United States of America…turn believers back to you in such a way that revival breaks through our nation and souls be added such as should be saved…Cause our government officials to consider the fear of the Lord as it is the beginning of wisdom…Lord Jesus, in praying for my nation I will not fail to pray for the peace of Jerusalem…God be glorified in all the earth!! I love you so and confess to you as did Daniel…You are God be God! Even so Come Lord Jesus
Father God,
There are so many among us who hurt – please remind them of how precious each tear is to You.
There are so many among us who have no hope – please remind them of the hope we always have in You.
There are so many among us who are afraid – please remind them that You are always with us.
There are so many among us who are lonely – please remind them that You are their best friend who knows everything about them.
There are so many among us who have given up — please remind them that nothing is too hard for You.
There are so many among us who do not live for You — please remind them of your call on their lives to submit their lives to you.
I trust only You Lord for the above things in my life as well — help me to trust You more. Amen and Amen
Dear Lord our God,
This country needs you so much. Forgive us our sins, dear Lord, and renew our faith in You. Restore this country’s trust in You, the one true God, and renew her commitment to serve You and honor You. Open the minds and the eyes of the hearts of our leaders that they may know You and believe You and understand that You are He. There is no other God besides You. And how grateful I am for that! You alone are worthy of our praise. In the glorious name of Jesus, I pray. Amen!
This morning I was reading Psalm 106, and it struck me how so alike we are to Israel in our rebellion…”They exchanged their Glory…they forgot the God who saved them.” We need a Moses to stand in the gap for us, we need to cry out and ask God to save us and intervene in our country. Dear Lord, turn our hearts toward You, so that you may be glorified.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for all you have blessed us with as a nation. I pray that you will move in the hearts of our future leaders and the hearts of the people you are placing to do amazing things. They are unaware of what their role will be, but keep moving in them. Turn our country around. Our government is standing square in the way between us and You. Please, God, lead our nation and leaders back to you. Back to the way our country was founded.
In Your most holy name,
Amen
God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above;
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.
Irving Berlin
Exactly what I was thinking yesterday………..God Bless America……Land that I love……and so on……this song is an ongoing prayer for me. Thanks for sharing!
Father, please help us to see and turn from our wicked ways. In Jesus’s name, Amen.
Simply put – RIGHT ON TARGET! <
I thank you Father for all the prayers that our nation is receiving today, but I ask for the also to cover our brothers and sisters that may not be on US soil. Cover them and keep them safe and bring them home soon. Show us how to take care of those at home so when our brothers and sisters return that our country and us are stronger for it.
Lord, I thank you for the healing power of Jesus. Thank you that He is able to do more than we can ask or imagine of Him. I pray for our leaders of this great nation. I pray they would have wisdom, Lord. That they would be drawn to you in the mighty name of Jesus. I pray for the lost that don’t yet know you. I pray they would seek your face and rest in your love and grace that you’ve already bestowed upon each one of them. I ask Father that you be with the people of Nashville. Give them a heart for you and may they trust that you are one True and Powerful God that is carrying them each step of the way. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Lord, I pray for unity among believers that we might be a better witness to our nation and bring glory to You.
Lord, I pray for a mighty and widespread revival in Your Church across America, and let it begin with me.
YOU ARE THE LORD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER; APART FROM YOU, THERE IS NO GOD!
May the millions of prayers being lifted up to you today in the name of Jesus be pleasing to You, O God. May this 59th Annual National Day of Prayer be a turning point in the history of the United States of America.
We love You, Lord. Have mercy on us, we pray.
Lord, send us revival and let it begin in me.
–michele
I second that! AMEN!