Tuesday, July 2, 2013

A Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty

Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty

O God our Creator, from your provident hand we have received

our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

You have called us as your people and given us

The right and the duty to worship you, the only true God,

and your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to

live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel

to every corner of society.

We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of

mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened;

Give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of your Church and the

freedom of conscience of all people of faith.

Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters

Gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial

withstood and every danger overcome-for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, and all

who come after us-this great land will always be “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty

and justice for all.”

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

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