We are called to be a people of prayer, and we need to be a community that covers all that we do in devote prayer. We need to pray for the missing children: that they may be found, returned to their families, and receive wholistic healing. We need to pray for the families of the missing children: that they may be comforted in their grief. We need to pray for the investigators and search and rescue operators that God would guide them in wisdom and give them peace in their restless searching. And, we need to pray that the message of Christ may spread throughout our cities and incite a genuine revival that puts an end to the horrendous evil of child trafficking and exploitation.
“The earnest prayers of the righteous have great power and wonderful results.”
James 5:16 (modified)
Let’s be a people of prayer!
Our Prayer
LORD,
We pray that your Spirit will move through our city and state guiding us in wisdom. We need You and Your guiding hand. Lead us, O LORD, to follow You in all that we do. Jesus, we pray that you will protect our children, that You will rescue them from the hand of the wicked and keep them safe. We confess that we have been idle for far too long and relied on the efforts of others to fulfill the mission for which You have called us.
Forgive us, LORD, for having been idle; and, equip us now to be effective in this fight against child trafficking and exploitation. Equip us spiritually to face the evils of the wicked knowing that you will bring deserved justice. Equip us financially, give us this day our daily bread, that we may have the resources needed stay committed and undistracted in our efforts to find these missing children. And, Father, give us the wisdom and discernment to use what You have provided efficiently and effectively that we may be good stewards of Your provision.
We pray that You will bring comfort and peace to the lost and their families. You, O LORD, are the God who sees, who sees the afflicted and those who mourn—comfort them, protect them, save them. Let us be Your instruments; here we are, LORD, send us! Send us for Your glory, God, and Yours alone. Move in power. Reveal Your heart. Save our children—Your children.
I pray all this in the name of Christ Jesus our LORD.
Amen.
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