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God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth: have mercy upon us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world: Have mercy upon us. God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the faithful: have mercy upon us.
You are the God of all nations, and we confess that You, Father, Son and Spirit, rule and judge our nation. We confess today our sins as Americans, and plead with you to deliver us in Your mercy from all our sins and from Your wrath and judgment.
From all national pride and insolence: Good Lord, deliver us.
From lies and from liars in politics and the media: Good Lord, deliver us.
From adultery and sexual perversions, from violence and fear: Good Lord, deliver us.
From the slaughter of unborn babies and the neglect of the old and dying: Good Lord, deliver us.
From trust in the accuracy of our bombs and the power of our weapons: Good Lord, deliver us.
From our ingratitude for Your mercy, and from our refusal to give honor to whom honor is due: Good Lord, deliver us.
From oppression and neglect of the poor, orphans and widows: Good Lord, deliver us.
From our greed and idolatry of wealth, and from theft and fraud, private and official: Good Lord, deliver us.
From unjust laws and unrighteous judges, from corrupt legislators and inequitable enforcement: Good Lord, deliver us.
From lukewarm worship and ignorance of Your Word, from divisions in the body of Christ, from grieving the Spirit: Good Lord, deliver us.
Be merciful to us and to our nation, for the sake of Jesus Christ, who was crucified and raised that He might reign over all things through the Spirit to the glory of the Father, forever and ever. Amen.
posted by Peter J. Leithart on Saturday, July 02, 2005 at 09:54 PM
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