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It is to You, O Lord, that we return with thanksgiving, for it is You who can deliver us from the enemy who is encamped on all sides.

Give eyes to see, and ears to hear, and wisdom in the hearts of the people, that we might know that our beloved country is under attack for its very soul. The words that come from the mouths of the enemy are smooth and beguiling, meant to quench the thirst for power over the lives and the laws and the liberty of the people.

Raise up, O Lord, righteous and Godly people to stand in the gap for us ... may we uphold them in prayer and supplication, that they not be weary in battle against a relentless and ruthless enemy. Grant the greatest wisdom to those in authority over us, that we not be led into the captivity of complacency and tacit agreement that laws can be broken by whim and whimsy. May we return to the solid foundation of faith in You and Your Word ... to a righteous form of justice and mercy ... to a nation that is pleasing in Your sight ... to a nation that continues to be blessed by You.

Only You, O Lord, can redeem our national lives ... give voice to the people as they meet with their representatives these next few days ... cause them to be clear and eloquent, that their words not fall on deaf ears. Prepare the hearts of those in authority over us to receive the admonition and desire of the people, that this nation would show forth Your will for Your children ... to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.

It is with broken hearts and with tears that we cry out to You, O Lord, for the time is short and the enemy is vicious, but we praise You for evermore that greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world.

Unto You, O Lord, be Power and Honor and Glory and Majesty and Praise, both in this life and in the life to come. Amen ...