Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers

Gracious Emmanuel, send down your spirit of love on all your followers, that we may no longer glory in the little distinctions of any faction or denomination.

Instead, may we show we are Christians, standing together under your glorious banner!

May we wear your mark of honor on our shoulders, or like a crown on our heads.

In that way may the spirit of hatred, disgrace, and persecution vanish like a noxious mist before the sun.

And may it again be said everywhere, as it once was:

“Look how those Christians love each other!”

Amen.