Our heavenly Father: You’ve seen how

Our heavenly Father: You’ve seen how hard life can be for us. You hear our prayers for forgiveness and help. You listen when we cry aloud in pain or when we just weep into our pillow alone in the night. And You are moved: Your heart breaks and Your hands act in love. We’ve heard it of old, and we’ve known it in our own lives.

Therefore, we turn to You confident in Your grace and goodness, Your strength and wisdom. You know–You care–You act. So we pray for those who suffer–in pain and illness, at the hands of oppressive governments and due to the hard hearts of people. Lord—deliver…