As I pray for this nation

A prayer of repentance

Dear Lord Jesus, God of the Universe, King over all that live, to You I offer this prayer for my nation. Nation can seem such a big word, and yet in light of Your rule, which extends to the ends of the earth and beyond, we are nothing. Our country is one of great leadership, influence and power in this world, and yet we are nothing in the midst of your glory and light. To many men we are rich, powerful, and prosperous. Truly, when standing in Your sight, we are nothing but weak sinners… corrupted, evil, dirty and humbled, we have no grounds upon which to stand in proclaiming ourselves worthy of life.

I confess for my nation, Lord, that we have failed time and time again. Every second of every hour we are sinning; without shame we are dishonoring Your name and felling those around us. We are sinners; readily following those around us who curse Your name. We are weak, shamed by our practices of faith which others scorn, and we give up the walk to be popular among men. We are proud, unable to smell the stench of our own filth or see the grime of our sinfulness, and we refuse to be of aid to our brothers in need. We are scoffers, rebukers, blasphemers and evil doers in this land You have given us.

Forgive us for our blindness, our arrogance, and our susceptibility to the lies and prejudices of those around us who daily cause us to fall. We confess to You the weakness of our leaders and fellow citizens in standing strong in the faith, and pray for Your forgiveness as we seek to glorify you in our homes. We repent of our inability to boldly preach Your word and reach those who are lost around us.

Lord, our mistakes are so many. Our falls are so great. And yet we thank You for the magnificent grace you have shown this fallen nation in granting us our lives, our prosperity, peace and comfort. We deserve less than we can bring ourselves to say, and we are awed in Your great pardon of our many sins. We thank You for raining Your blessings upon this Your undeserving people and pray with all our hearts that we would have the strength, the resolution, and the conviction to stand up to the evils in this world and give you all the praise and glory for all that is good and right.

This we pray in the name of the one true God, our King and Savior Jesus Christ