Contender’s Edge,
through July 4th will be sharing each day a prayer from on behalf of
our nation from a representative from each of our fifty states. The event began on May 15th and
will end July 4th For more information on this event visit the
following:
https://media.billygraham.org/one-nation-under-god-newsroom/
One Prayer From
Each State For Our Nation For Fifty Days: Day 7
Andrew Browning, Pastor
of New Hope Baptist Church in Torrington, Connecticut:
“Hi, my name is
Andrew Browning. I’m the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Torrington,
Connecticut, and it’s my joy in joining you today in prayer for our country.
Let’s pray together.
Lord, we come
before You today as Your people. Imperfect for sure, but Your people, and I
pray today
for our nation,
God, that You would restore in us a deep reverence and appreciation and valuing
for human life—all of human life—from the very first moment in the womb to our
very last breaths.
We believe the
Bible teaches us that every person bears Your image. Every life has purpose in
it that You have placed within us before the world even knew our names.
And we pray today,
especially for the unborn, those who are the most vulnerable among us, who have
no voice of their own.
We pray for our
country, that we would realize and remember that life does not just begin when
it’s convenient, that life begins when You say it does.
I pray, surround
mothers who are in difficult, trying circumstances, that You would surround
them with communities of love and care and support, that You would raise up in
our country a generation that values life—not just in the womb, Lord, but
beyond.
Give us eyes to
see the dignity of every person, for the dignity of the forgotten and the
suffering of the elderly.
I pray that we
would be a people who protect life in our communities, in our homes, and in our
laws.
I pray that You’d
give wisdom to our leaders, and may they govern with the conviction that those
who they lead are not just disposable, they're not just statistics, that they
are individuals, that they value every life, at every stage.
We believe You’re
not finished with our country, so I pray that You would soften our hearts,
strengthen our faith, and make us a nation that truly values one another.
We pray all these
things in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen. Thank you so much for praying with us
today. God bless you.”
To watch the
online video posting of the prayer itself, visit the following:
https://billygraham.org/one-nation-under-god/connecticut
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