and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (HCSB)
I was listening to a song today by Casting Crowns called Prayer For A Friend. Here are some of the lyrics.
Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Complicated circumstances have clouded his view
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
I fear that I won't have the words that he needs to hear
I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that's sincere
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
Lord, I lift my friend to You
My best friend in the world, I know he means much more to You
I want so much to help him, but this is something he has to do
And Lord, I lift my friend up to You
I love that song because it gets to the heart of what we should be doing for each other. I often sing it and fill in people's names in the place of "my friend." It's like praying to music. It brings me comfort. We should be praying for each other. We should be praying for our country and for the world. We should be praying that the hate and nastiness that abounds in the world will be gone.
Unfortunately, we know that will not happen until Jesus comes again. Until then, we need to pray. "Even so, Come Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20