Prayer for the Children of
Chicago
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures
forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord
say this-those He redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the
lands, from east and west, from north and south.” Ps. 107:1-3
Father we praise and thank You
for Your name, Your nature, Your character, and Your desire to act on behalf of
the children of Chicago. We who minister
before You today in Your house O Lord, we extol You and sing praises that You
alone are worthy. We thank You for
choosing Your children as Your treasured possession. We commend Your great works Almighty God and
tell our children – so Your truth may be passed from generation to
generation. We praise You for what You
have done in our lives and share our testimony so that our families will know
You. We exalt the name of Jesus Christ
over the city of Chicago, over the families in Chicago, and over the children. We praise You God, that You are sovereign
over Chicago. The government of Chicago
rests upon Your shoulders, O God. We
praise You God, for desiring to heal relationships, and to strengthen the
parent-child bond during this time of incarceration.
We thank You that even now, in this time of
morning prayer, that You are standing at the right hand of the needy in the
city, ready to save lives from the enemy that seeks to condemn. We thank You God, that You are interested in
the high crime neighborhoods in Chicago, that You love and care for all in the
city.
We praise and thank You for the weapons of warfare You have given us,
Lord of Hosts. You have trained our
hands for war and fingers for battle – and so we offer You our worship this
morning as we lift our praises up to You today. We bless You and thank You that Your love
endures forever and that You redeem Your loved ones from the hand of the foes
that operate in city streets and neighborhoods – the foes of death, drugs,
gangs, violence. We thank You Lord for
watching over the young women and girls in Chicago who are involved in sex
trafficking. Praise You, most gracious
God for saving our children – even today, right now in the name of Jesus. Thank You Lord of Hosts for sending Your
forces of good to deal with the forces of evil
and to disrupt the activities and assignments of human trafficking and
slavery of young children in city airports.
Gather our children, Your children, who have been scattered and broken
and lost – gather them in Your arms this morning, O Lord. We trust You for this work and we honor You
and praise Your Most Holy Name. Amen.
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