Welfare Of The Cities

Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.  Jeremiah 29:7 NASB 

God, we are affected by the decisions leaders in our governments make. There are good leaders and bad leaders, but we come before You praying for them all. For the good leaders, we pray that you strengthen them. Give them boldness to stand up against ideas that oppose You. Give them help and support from the people they govern. Give them favor with their peers and counterparts.  For the bad leaders, we pray that You would open their minds and hearts. Help them know Your ways. Give them soft hearts that truly care for the people they are supposed to lead. Convict them in their spirit for any wrong doing they have done. Give them every opportunity to repent and turn towards You Lord.  God, thank You for bringing us here, we worship You, we surrender ourselves before Your grace and ask for mercy, Your patience and correction. We admit we are overwhelmed by the brokenness of this world and the thought of enduring suffering and persecution, thank You that Your perfect love blots out fear, yes Lord! we are covered by Your light! Amazing grace! we trust You, please help us remain within Your will Holy Spirit, with Your strength, we pray for eyes to see the eternal kingdom and come before Your power and glory asking for direction and purpose to serve You in such a time as this. We pray hope, we pray healing, we pray joy, we pray deliverance, we pray reconciliation, we pray love, we pray rejoicing, we pray salvation, we pray revival, we pray forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ, amen!