Preparing to pray beyond ourselves.
Pour out your heart before God. Thank Him for what He has already done. Lift the burdens of others, allowing your heart to be moved to cry for the tremendous needs of your community and country.
Holy Spirit, our Comforter, help us in our weakness.
We do not know what we ought to pray for, but You intercede for us with groans that words cannot express.
Reveal to us what You are praying for.
Teach us to become intercessors and to pray for others.
Open our eyes to see the need of the world around us.
Move and break our hearts with the things that break the heart of God.
Let us see the world through your eyes.
We are selfish by nature, but Jesus commanded us to love others as we love ourselves.
We submit to You our emotions and thoughts.
You are abounding in love and kindness.
You let the sun rise on both good and evil and let it rain on both just and unjust.
Teach us to pray without judging, to love without prejudice, to give without expecting anything back and to honor and respect every person because You value each one of them.
Fill our hearts with compassion for saints and sinners alike.
Help us to look beyond the surface to see the needs and suffering in our communities.
Help us to carry the burden of others before You in prayer and in practical ways. Let us understand the significance of standing in the gap before You, on behalf of our peoples and nations.
Amen
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