Psalm 60: 1-4, 11-12

1. You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; you have been angry—now restore us!

2  You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking.

3  You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine that makes us stagger.

4  But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.

11  Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.

12  With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, righteous God, You have caused the earth to tremble and crack and all people and things are shaking and overthrown even our hearts are quivering. We are staggering in pain from the catastrophe of the COVID pandemic. What hurt us more is the bitterness of our hearts which destroys positive thinking. The pandemic has devastating impacts to communities around the world just like dense fog blanketing the whole earth. It demolishes the fortress of confidence that we have built for many years and the kindness in your face has been tainted before the nations. Forgive us for not able to bear good witness for You and for our inability to raise the banner of Your truth in this crisis.

Jesus, our savior, just when we have nothing and the road ahead is bumpy and strewn with dry bones of despair, we hear your gentle whisper in our morning prayer. Your voice brings peace in our hearts. You understand our feeble knees and frail bodies so You carry us and trek this sandy road month after month. You did not urge us to walk on our own, just waiting in silence for us to regain our strength. You fill our lives with good things, our youth is renewed like the eagle! Thank you for the renewed energy to enable us to start rebuilding faith, hope, and love, and to demonstrate the power of revival.

Holy Spirit who will not give up on us or forsake us. Help us to clean out gripes and resentments in our hearts so that we will not repay evil with evil. Cleanse our lips so we refrain from insult for insults. Block our ears so we don’t listen to gossip or malicious talks. Don’t let us curse instead bless those who curse us and pray for those who mistreat us. Don’t let us be a stumbling block to others. Holy Spirit come fill our church, encourage us to be united in Christ, be compassionate, kind and caring for one another, and serve humbly in love so that our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God.  Let our lives be testimony to God’s grace and goodness in the community and let us raise the banner of God’s truth and give glory to His name.

In Jesus’ holy name we pray. Amen.

Article quoted from：Ohana prayer #156