O you who turn justice to wormwood,
and cast down righteousness to the earth!
He who made the Pleiades and Orion,
and turns deep darkness into the morning,
and darkens the day into night,
who calls for the waters of the sea,
and pours them out upon the surface of the earth,
the LORD is his name,
who makes destruction flash forth against the strong,
so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
They hate him who reproves in the gate,
and they abhor him who speaks the truth.
For I know how many are your transgressions,
and how great are your sins --
you who afflict the righteous,
who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live;
and so the LORD, the God of hosts,
will be with you, as you have said.
Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate.
Amos 5: 7-10, 12, 14-15a
O Lord, hear our prayers. So much is at stake. Guard our nation, and uncover the wrongs done pretending to be good, and the good prevented by those who call it bad.
Touch the hearts of your faithful, and may we vote as you will this election.
Amen.
Evening prayer ping!
Mid-morning election prayer bump!
(I will be out of the house for several hours today. Please post your comments, prayers, meditations here for all to share!)
Come and see what God has done:
he is terrible in his deeds among men.
He turned the sea into dry land;
men passed through the river on foot.
There did we rejoice in him,
who rules by his might for ever,
whose eyes keep watch on the nations --
let not the rebellious exalt themselves.
Bless our God, O peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard,
who has kept us among the living,
and has not let our feet slip.
For thou, O God, hast tested us;
thou hast tried us as silver is tried.
Thou didst bring us into the net;
thou didst lay affliction on our loins;
thou didst let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water;
yet thou hast brought us forth to a spacious place.
Psalm 66:5-12
Lord, hear our cry.
Though the ones who reject your word crow and caw and plot how they will constrain those of us who follow your way, we will not fear, for you are always with us.
Help us, all people of good will, this election day to be open to your call, to answer as you would have us answer, to vote as becomes a person who follows in your ways, and put our trust in you.
You are our light and our salvation. Let us not turn away from the beacon you provide from us.
Be with us, and may we be the tools in your hand, the people of your heart, the light on the hill, the leaven that makes it a world where your light can touch the hearts of those who do not know you.
We ask this in Jesus' mighty name, our king and Lord and Savior, Amen.