26/02/2022
MY VERY HONEST PRAYER FOR OUR BROKEN WORLD & COUNTRY
Lord, my heart is breaking for those who are suffering from the war.
Lord, I cry for those who are dying, getting hurt, and going hungry.
Lord, enlighten your global leaders (and give them a good whack on the head!).
Destroy their pride.
Give them Your heart.
But may I be honest, Lord?
How can my little prayer influence global events?
But even with my real doubts, I choose to pray anyway.
Because I know You love Ukrainians and Russians.
Each and every one of them.
I doubt the power of my prayer, but I do not doubt the power of Your Love.
So even with my questions, I will pray anyway.
(Sigh) Itās the only thing I can do.
At the very least, I know my prayer will change me.
It will push me out of the loop of my selfish thoughts.
It will stop me from thinking only about my little troubles.
But even if I cannot explain how this works, I trust that my small prayer will be one small domino of love in a network of prayer dominoes that will topple evil.
At the end of the day, I declare that evil will be defeated.
And Lord, my heart goes home...
How can it not?
I pray for my fellow Filipinos, Lord.
Especially the poor.
Those who suffer because of our selfishness.
Lord, You know that our war is different here:
Itās a war against those who have no voice.
Oh Lord, deliver us from our own selfishness.
And deliver us from politicians who make the poor suffer more--through their lack of CHARACTER and lack of CAPACITY to lead.
(Yes Lord, give them a good whack on the head too!)
This coming Elections, open our eyes to see the kind of leaders we need.
Holy Spirit, guide each Filipino.
Once again, despite my questions, I will pray anyway.
Because in some mysterious way, Iāve seen enough times that it does work.
Even when Your answer to my prayer is very different from what I expected, I trust itās the best one for me.
I surrender this broken world to You.
I surrender my beloved country to You.
In Jesus name, Amen.ā¤ļø