Prayer for Monday 6-20-2022

Lord God Almighty, bring in the day, the day of Jesus Christ, through whom we shall be united. Then we shall recognize each other as fellow citizens, as brothers and sisters, and we shall have peace on earth. Give Your Spirit anew, O Lord our God. Free and enlighten every heart so that each person can acknowledge the Word You have given and hold fast to all Your promises, even in dark and troubled times. Be with us. Be with Your people. Help us in our times, Oh Lord God. We wait for You. We await Your peace, a new peace – not the old peace, not a return to comfort and selfish desires, but Your peace, a peace that Your word says the world can’t give – a peace which shall bring us into the life of Heaven, Your Kingdom, where we find Jesus Christ, the Living One, our Shepherd and Leader. In all these things we beseech You in the name of Your precious Son, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Adapted from the Daily Written Prayers of Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, 1842–1919. In Public Domain