Detail from 15th-C altarpiece, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Jan and Hubert van Eyck
Lord and Savior,
mighty, mighty God, Father and Protector, we worship You!
We thank You, Lord, for protecting us and giving us another day in which to praise You and to pray for our nation and our fellow citizens!
In Your Name, Lord, we claim a victory over the evil plots and plans of the enemy. He may have quarantined or immobilized us, only to give us time to rest, to think and to pray, to be with family and to etch more clearly into our minds what is essential to our lives and what is not; what is dear about for our country and what is not. How shallow the preachings of entertainment and political figures now seem as they loll by their pools while lowly hospital orderlies and grocery clerks walk through the valley of the shadow of death.
Even as wicked old media lies continue to split the air, neighbors reach out to help, churches use new media to gather the flocks, and family and friends speak words of encouragement. We spit in your eye, Satan! Jesus goes before us! He will win this fight for those who believe.
His is the Name Above All Names! His is the Name above sickness, death, treachery, poverty, fear, loss, anxiety, contagion, danger, suffering, misery and lack. His is the Name above even the best this life has to offer: nothing compares to His glory in eternity, towards which we offer ourselves as instruments of the Holy Spirit. We claim the powerful shed blood of Jesus over every circumstance that befalls us, over our nation, and over our President, Vice President and all those loyal to their efforts to recover this One Nation Under God.
We give You thanks and ask Your blessings on all the heroes of this evil biological war: the frontline healthcare workers, food providers, mail and package delivery workers, medical researchers and developers, and the manufacturers and donors who are sacrificing boldly to meet this viral challenge. Wrestle the hearts of Congress and all who operate the levers of power in this nation and across the world to choose life over death and live up to their vows to help their fellow humans.
Expose the plotters, the profiteers, the hoarders and exploiters. If it be Your will, gracious Lord, please help the President’s plans for new medical facilities and national security, including medical ships, field hospitals, pharmaceutical innovations, regulatory streamlining, economic adjustments, safety behaviors and cartel-busting.
We claim the Risen Christ over every manifestation of both disease and recovery, that Your power, Father God, may be demonstrated like thunder and lightning in the soul of a wayward nation. With contrite hearts, we ask Your favor towards Your remnant in America: revive our nation again, dear Lord,
For Jesus Who died and is now gone above
Hallelujah! Amen
Hallelujah! Thine the glory
Revive us again!
Who has shown us our Savior and scattered our night
Hallelujah! Amen
Hallelujah! Thine the glory
Revive us again!
Who has talem our sins and has cleansed every stain
Hallelujah! Amen
Hallelujah! Thine the glory
Revive us again!
May each soul be rekindled with fire from above
Hallelujah! Amen
Hallelujah! Thine the glory
Revive us again!
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