A Prayer For Strength Gracious and Most Eternal Father, Creator of all things, the First and the Last, He Who Is, Was and Shall Ever Be. We stand before you Father as a people humbled by the Love that You have for us and the Blessings that You have graced upon us. You have given us so much but we have done so little. We are weak, failed humans, risen up from the dust of the Earth by You, and we have all sinned and fallen short of Your Glory. Father, in these days of evil and turmoil, keep our eyes focused on Your Righteousness, Your Truth, Your Kingdom. Many of us have become distracted, demoralized and despondent by the doings of this evil world, strengthen us with Your Word, Guide Us with Your Spirit. We are not a people of color, we are not a people of nations, we are a people of Heaven. Lift us up away from all of those who seek to strike us down, cloak us in Your Armour, clear the battlefields before us, lead us on Your Path. Especially, Father, extend these Strengths to those who lead us, serve us and protect us in Your Namesake. Above all, Father, May Your Will Be Done. We say and ask these things in the Most Blessed Name of Your Son, Who Lived, Died and Rose Again and Whose Blood washes away our iniquities.  (Any time You want to send Him back will be fine with us. That ain't no joke.) Amen.