PRAYING FOR GOD'S REIGN: LENTEN PRAYERS
DAY 32: THURSDAY
Deliver us from evil
Merciful One, when we tally up the evils
that seem so prevalent, the list is long and frightful. Deceit, greed,
violence, sensuality and injustice take so many forms that our lives sometimes
seem to be under constant threat. Add in our own penchant for self-deception,
and the world can seem like one large pitfall into which we may plunge and be
mortally pierced.
We cannot defeat evil on our own. We
cannot lift ourselves from the mire in which we sometimes find ourselves
wading. We cannot make our own way through.
But we trust You, because You are able to
rescue us. You are able to lift us to higher ground. You are able to root evil
from our lives and from our environment. We believe this is true because we
believe that You have already conquered sin and death through the death and
resurrection of Jesus. You have already made a way for us.
We trust You with all that we are. We
rejoice that You are constantly bringing good into our lives, even through
circumstances that seem loaded with evil. Thank You! Amen.
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