Prayer for Our Nation

Reverend Billy Graham

Our Father and Our God,

we praise You for Your goodness to our nation,

giving us blessings far beyond what we deserve.

Yet we know all is not right with America.

We deeply need a moral and spiritual renewal

to help us meet the many problems we face.

Convict us of sin. Help us to turn to You in repentance and faith.

Set our feet on the path of Your righteousness and peace.

We pray today for our nation's leaders.

Give them the wisdom to know what is right,

and the courage to do it.

You have said, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

May this be a new era for America, as we humble ourselves

and acknowledge You alone as our Savior and Lord.

This we Our Father and Our God,

we praise You for Your goodness to our nation,

giving us blessings far beyond what we deserve.

Yet we know all is not right with America.

We deeply need a moral and spiritual renewal

to help us meet the many problems we face.

Convict us of sin. Help us to turn to You in repentance and faith.

Set our feet on the path of Your righteousness and peace.

We pray today for our nation's leaders.

Give them the wisdom to know what is right, and the courage to do it.

You have said, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

May this be a new era for America, as we humble ourselves and acknowledge

You alone as our Savior and Lord.

This we pray in Your holy name,

Amen.

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can; 
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time; 
enjoying one moment at a time; 
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; 
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it; 
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will; 
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next. 
Amen.

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