By Lisa Wilmore
O, Righteous Father, You are our strength; strength like no other. You are our joy, and we delight in You. You are so precious to our hearts, and we understand that as we awaken in the mornings, it is Your breath that pumps through our bodies which keeps us alive. Lord, only You can bring living to a sleeping body and life to a dead soul. We thank, You, for life which is given through Your Son, Jesus Christ.
Father, we understand that you are Omnipresent (everywhere), Omnipotent (all-Powerful), and Omniscience (all knowing). Therefore, whatever my heart is saying at this moment, You already know every word that will be spoken or penned. You, the all-wise, God, know everything about us. You know our uprising and our downfalls. You know our weaknesses and you know our strengths. There is nowhere we can run and hide because You see with an all seeing eye. David, the Psalmist, penned, “You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain…” (Psalm 139:1-6 NIV). So, Lord, whatever thoughts and expressions are noted in this prayer, You already know before it is expressed. Thus, we honor and respect your omniscience nature.
Lord, we are asking You to breathe Your breath of healings on us and our nations. There is so much sickness throughout the land. We petition Your throne of mercy and ask for healing. We understand that You control what happens in the world and the universe. At the same time, we respect Your authority and power to do or allow what You will. We thank You for sparing our lives and the lives of so many more. You have really been kind to us and we are grateful. However, there has not been an ethnic group, age group, religious group, gender group, etc. left unscathed from the horrific virus that has vexed our nations. So, we pray that you give us another chance to please You and do Your will. Only you can say when “it is enough”. So, we pray to You for compassion and mercy during these trying times.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
