Have mercy upon us Lord and hear our prayers.
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. (Psalm 4:1)
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Father we praise you almighty God.
Most holy and merciful Father, we confess to You and to one another. We have sinned against You by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not fully loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not always had in us the mind of Christ. You alone know how often we have grieved you by wasting your gifts, by wandering from your ways. Forgive us, we pray You, most merciful Father. Please free us from our sin. Forgive our nation, Lord and forgive our people. Protect and direct us as we elect a new leader of our nation.
Father, You are so wonderful! Through Jesus Christ we have an open invitation to come to You in prayer. We give thanks for this blessing. We give thanks for all of our blessings, Father. In each day we find joy in all that You give to us. We are a blessed people. Your grace is overwhelming. What a blessed people we are to know and embrace Your unconditional love.
Lord, we humble ourselves and pray and we seek your face. Father, forgive our sin and heal our land. We seek your sovereign blessing on our nation. Draw us back to you Lord and strengthen our nation to serve and honor You. We ask these things through Jesus Christ. AMEN
