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Daily Prayer 02-16-26 · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: I am Sherry Macit is time for us to go
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  Speaker 1: to God in prayer, and as always I ask that
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  Speaker 1: you join along with me in prayer. And on this
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  Speaker 1: President's Day, I pray, Lord, heal our land. Heavenly Father,
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  Speaker 1: we come before you today, not as democrats or Republicans,
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  Speaker 1: not as rich or poor, not divided by race or culture,
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  Speaker 1: but as one people in need of your mercy, in
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  Speaker 1: need of your wisdom, in need God of your healing. Lord,
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  Speaker 1: heal our land. We lift up our nation and its
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  Speaker 1: leaders to you. We pray for those impositions of authority, local,
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  Speaker 1: state and national, that you would give them wisdom, that
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  Speaker 1: you would give them humility and hearts that seek justice,
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  Speaker 1: peace and truth above power, pride and personal Agendus. Father,
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  Speaker 1: we acknowledge the wounds in our nation, the political divide,
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  Speaker 1: the racial tension, the hatred that has grown loud, the
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  Speaker 1: lack of compassion for people who don't look like us,
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  Speaker 1: think like us, or live like us. Search our hearts
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  Speaker 1: for God, Expose any prejudice within us, any pride within us,
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  Speaker 1: any fear within us, any bitterness within us. Forgive us
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  Speaker 1: for the times we've judged instead of loved. For the
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  Speaker 1: times we've stayed silent instead of standing for what was right.
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  Speaker 1: For the times, we chose comfort over courage and opinion
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  Speaker 1: over empathy. Lord, make our hearts like yours. Teach us
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  Speaker 1: to see people as you see them, not as labels,
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  Speaker 1: not as threats or categories, but as your children, creating
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  Speaker 1: in your image, worthy of dignity, worthy of compassion, and
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  Speaker 1: worthy God of grace, help us to love across differences,
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  Speaker 1: to listen instead of attack, to heal instead of harm,
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  Speaker 1: to forgive instead of hole grudges. God, we pray for
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  Speaker 1: those who have displayed racism and hatred and cruelty. Heal
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  Speaker 1: what is broken in them. God, and help us to
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  Speaker 1: forgive what has wounded us. Lord, Let love rise higher
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  Speaker 1: than hate. Let unity rise stronger than division. Let justice
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  Speaker 1: flow with mercy. Let truth be spoken with compassion. Revive
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  Speaker 1: our nation. God, not just politically, but spiritually. Start with us. God,
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  Speaker 1: change our hearts, transform our minds, and make us peacemakers
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  Speaker 1: in a world addicted to conflict. In the mighty name
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  Speaker 1: of Jesus, we pray, Amen, Amen, and Amen.