Dear Heavenly Father, you alone are worthy of all our praise ! You are mighty and awesome in power ! You are gracious and merciful to us ! Father, I thank You that we Your children can lay our burdens and concerns at Your feet and receive your. Mercy in our time of need . I thank You for sending Your Son to be our Substitute on the cross and by His stripes we are healed and I praise You for Holy Spirit praying for us in groanings too deep to understand…. for we don’t know how to pray … but Father I ask You to forgive my sins and the sins of this nation and our people and the sins of this world . Merciful Healer, be glorified in this time and in the midst of these uncertain times You are still good . Draw all of us to Jesus and turn our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh . Father , I pray You heal the sick and protect us from any evil plan of satan. Lead our governing authorities in unity and righteousness by godly counsel so that we may lead peaceful lives in Your truth . Father, I trust You and know You are working this out for the good of Your people and for Your glory , in Jesus name , Amen

While I believe that GOD can use situations like this to bring people to HIM, I think HE is also using this dreadful situation to bring HIS children to their knees in prayer. There was a day when churches held mid-week prayer services, as well as Sunday evening services where there was much prayer–but that is not the case today in some areas of the country. Independence is one of America’s greatest strengths, but it can also be one of her greatest weaknesses and prayerlessness is independence at its worst.