Psalm 70: 1-5

1  Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, LORD, to help me.

2  May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

3  May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame.

4  But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The LORD is great!”

5  But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God.

You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.

Prayer

Majestic and Great Jehovah, our Heavenly Father, thank you for this quiet morning. We wake up early to set our minds on things above. Besides this we know the time, that the hour has come for us to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. Even though we are not sure what is ahead but we know You will take us by the hand to lead us so that every step is getting brighter and every burden is getting lighter.

What a gracious friend and savior we have in Jesus, who bears or sins and griefs. We hold fast to Your grace. The coronavirus pandemic is getting worse, the onslaught of bad news is taking its toll, natural disasters are occurring frequently, and all of these sums up to many unknowns in our lives and causing stress and anxiety. We are running out of adequate words or reasons to plead with You; so, we repeatedly pray for the same thing as children keep asking the same questions. Lord Jesus, we need You now, hasten to save us, come quickly to help us, and deliver us from this desperate situation.

Holy Spirit, help us to cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently as in the day time. Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Give us more strength and enlarged capacity to know Christ’s love and to love others. Hep us to live a life that bear good witness to God - to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Let the light of Jesus shine through us in the community. With joyful songs of thanksgiving we proclaim to people the greatness of God.

We pray in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.

Article quoted from：Ohana prayer #166