We’d like to pass along a bit of an article by FamilyLife president, David Robbins. In it, he give 5 practical prayer prompts for these turbulent times – he has also spoke about these on FamilyLife Today. I’ve also been glad to see that both FamilyLife and Cru have given a platform to other Christian authors/bloggers to share their stories! As David wrote….
“During this time, our nation aches through a deep struggle that makes us long for the Lord’s return and all things to be made new. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.”
Silence as an organization does not communicate FamilyLife’s long-standing vision of “every home a godly home.” We’re all in a space of learning how to engage in a way that communicates trust, community, and Christ’s love to all families, all homes.”
- Confess and lament.
- In humility—confess our own sin, the sins of our nation, and their effect on the Body of Christ.
- The sin of racism that continues in our systems and in the hearts of people.
- Our indifference, our lack of unity, and our lack of compassion within the Body of Christ.
- Lament—the evil, the injustice, the hurt, the fruit of the evil one who came to steal, destroy, and kill.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanses us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known” (Jeremiah 33:3).
- Pray for injustice to end.
- That all would experience that they are made in God’s image—from birth to death. All humans have infinite value and therefore all should experience this relationally and in our institutions and societal fabric.
- Pray for the economic, government, and justice systems—that they would express God’s heart for His created people.
- Pray for our leaders at every level of our country.
- For wisdom and compassion in their decisions.
- That they would lead in a manner reflecting value for human dignity and life.
- Pray for renewal and revival.
- For God’s Spirit to move powerfully, transformationally, broadly, throughout our country, in our churches, and among His people.
- Pray for His Kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven.
- Pray for fruit among us, His people, that expresses this movement of His Spirit.
- Pray for unity.
- Among the body of Christ.
- For solidarity of expression in love and righteousness.
- That we would lean in to one another as followers of Jesus to learn, understand, and empathize. That we would be the visible answer to Jesus’ prayer in John 17:20-23.