PRAYING

…in blazing glory!

When the wicked came against me… my enemies and foes … in this I will be confident. One thing I have desired … that I may dwell in the house of the Lord … and to inquire in His temple (Psalm 27:2-4)

Lord, when tragedy comes, we run to You. And we cling to one another. Church attendance soars in bad times. Unity and resolve deepen against a common threat. But terror will never keep us in a relationship with You. Nor will such unity last beyond the panic itself. We have never heard such anti-Christian rhetoric. We have never conceived that the truth about sin would be considered hate-speech. We sense the darkness deepening. Sin is in. Righteousness is out. Every other religion is given preferential treatment. We fear for our grandkids. And yet, we cannot gather as a reaction. Our unity cannot be driven by the possibility of terrorism against us. We need a higher quality of unity. We need to see Your beauty and Your glory. Show us a glimpse beyond this world. Transfix our eyes on You. Lift our gaze. Unite our hearts for positive, not negative reasons. Motivate us, not out of the fear around us, but out of the glory above us. Humble and united, send on us the fire of heaven that silences a city. They crucified Christ, but they were helpless before the blazing power that came as proof that He was not dead. Our world sees us as powerless. We are lambs among wolves. Roar Lion of the tribe of Judah! Show Yourself gloriously alive. Reveal to a watching world that we are not wrong about You. You are the only true and living God. Amen.