Psalm 123: 1-4

1  I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.

2  As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God,

    till he shows us his mercy.

3  Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.

4  We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.

Prayer

Father God who sits enthroned in heaven. We look to your gracious hand to pierce through the darkness and let in bright sunny days again. The longer we wait the louder we cry out to you. Be merciful on us as we have endured prolonged period of disruption of lives from Coronavirus outbreak. In addition, when the hidden unresolved racism issues pushed under the rug were exposed, we see mass protests and violence across the country. Lord, we plead for the presence of Your peace and healing for our country.

Lord Jesus, we look up to you. You are the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and you uphold the universe by the word of your power. After making purification for sins, you sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Our attitude should be the same as that of Jesus Christ. Help us to do things not out of selfish ambition but in humanity, caring for the disadvantaged community, speak for them, and lend a helping hand for them. We long for the days where people will live in and practice solidarity, showing our kindness and caring to people across the globe.

Holy Spirit, inspire and encourage us to love, to be generous, to be diligent and persistent in prayer, to be patient in trouble, and to ask God to bless those who persecute us and not to curse them. When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad. Stand firm in our faith, with truth as a belt tight around our waist, and being firm-footed in the gospel of peace. Live in peace and brotherly love, dispel fear and anxiety, and re-establish a free and loving home for us all.

For we pray all these things in the name of Jesus. Amen!

Article quoted from：Ohana prayer