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Daily Prayer 04-22-26 · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: I am Sherry Mackie, and it's time for us to
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  Speaker 1: go to God in prayer.
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  Speaker 2: And today y'all, my heart is heavy.
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  Speaker 1: I am concerned about the state of our youth, our
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  Speaker 1: young adults. I'm concerned about the things that I see
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  Speaker 1: on social media, the fights, the violence, the I'm just
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  Speaker 1: I'm concerned, and I want to pray for our youth evenly. Father,
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  Speaker 1: we come before you today with hearts that are both
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  Speaker 1: concerned and hopeful as.
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  Speaker 2: We lift up our youth to you.
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  Speaker 1: God, you see this generation, the pressures they face, the
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  Speaker 1: confusion they navigate, the influences that surround them every single day. Lord,
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  Speaker 1: we acknowledge the struggles, the rise and anger, the fights,
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  Speaker 1: the violence, the loss of values, and the battles taking
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  Speaker 1: place in their minds and their hearts. Oh but even
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  Speaker 1: in the midst of it all, we know that you
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  Speaker 1: are still God, and you are still able.
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  Speaker 2: Father.
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  Speaker 1: We ask that you touch the mental an emotional state
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  Speaker 1: of our young people. Where there is anxiety, you bring peace. God,
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  Speaker 1: where there is anger, bring calm. Where there is confusion,
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  Speaker 1: you bring the clarity quiet, the noise that tells them
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  Speaker 1: that they have to prove themselves through aggression or follow.
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  Speaker 2: Paths that lead to destruction.
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  Speaker 1: Replace those saults with truth, purpose, and identity.
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  Speaker 2: Lord, garth their minds.
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  Speaker 1: Protect what they see, what they hear, and what they absorb.
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  Speaker 1: Break every negative influence that tries to shape them in
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  Speaker 1: the wrong direction. Give them desermed to choose wisely, strength
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  Speaker 1: to walk away from trouble, and encourage God to stand
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  Speaker 1: for what is right even when it's not popular. Oh Father, God,
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  Speaker 1: we come to you and we ask God that you
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  Speaker 1: bless our youth. And then we want to take a
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  Speaker 1: moment God to celebrate the youth who are doing the
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  Speaker 1: right thing, those scholars who are committed to their education,
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  Speaker 1: the respectful and the well mannered young people, the ones
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  Speaker 1: who choose integril when no one is watching. Lord, we
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  Speaker 1: thank you for them, and we celebrate them. Strengthen them, God,
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  Speaker 1: encourage them. God, let them know that their choices matter,
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  Speaker 1: that they too are seen, while so much focus and
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  Speaker 1: attention goals on the negative. God, we see them, and
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  Speaker 1: we honor them. Father, Raise up leaders among them, young
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  Speaker 1: men young women who will influence their peers in a
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  Speaker 1: positive way. Let them be light in darkness. God, Let
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  Speaker 1: their lives reflect discipline and respect and compassion. Place mentors, teachers,
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  Speaker 1: and roll bottles in their lives, who will guide them
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  Speaker 1: with wisdom and with love and Lord. For those who
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  Speaker 1: have already gone down a difficult path, we ask for intervention.
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  Speaker 2: Reach some where they are.
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  Speaker 1: God, turn them around before it's too lay south of
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  Speaker 1: their hearts, renew their minds, and redirect their steps. Show
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  Speaker 1: them God that their life has value, that their future
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  Speaker 1: is worth fighting for, and that they are not beyond
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  Speaker 1: your reach. O Father, God, Strengthen families, communities, and schools.
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  Speaker 1: Give parents wisdom, patience and understanding. Help us all to
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  Speaker 1: pour into this generation, not just correct them, but to
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  Speaker 1: guide them, to love them, to support them, and to
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  Speaker 1: be Godly examples before them. God, we declare that our
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  Speaker 1: youth will rise above the negativity.
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  Speaker 2: They will walk in purpose. They will choose.
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  Speaker 1: Peace over violence, integrity over compromise.
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  Speaker 2: And wisdom over impulse.
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  Speaker 1: This generation will not be lost, They will be transformed.
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  Speaker 2: God.
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  Speaker 1: Replace them in your hands, Lord, trusting that you will
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  Speaker 1: cover them, You will keep them, You will carry them
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  Speaker 1: into a future filled with hope.
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  Speaker 2: In Jesus' name. Amen, Amen, Amen,