A Prayer for Unity in our Nation by Debbie McDaniel

I in them and you in me, so that they may be brought to complete unity.

Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

John 1723

Often in times of greatest need, we may find ourselves giving way to the stress and strain

of battling one another and forgetting who the real enemy is.

Harsh words spoken, friendships broken, we choose sides and draw lines.

Feelings get hurt, betrayal runs deep.

It gets harder to forgive and keep moving forward.

And sometimes we get stuck, right there in the muddy mess of it all.

Yet it's in those very times of tension and struggle that we need,

more than ever, to come together as one, unified and strong.

And we can be assured it's in those times that Satan is fighting the hardest.

He knows that we're stronger together as we encourage one another on.

He's aware that we're courageous and brave when we're covering one another in prayer.

He understands that the unity of believers through the power of Jesus Christ

is a force that can't be reckoned with.

For it's hard to tear apart a court of three strands which can't be easily broken.

That's why he's determined to fight harder.

And he's there, in the midst of it all, cheering on the battle.

He loves it when we target one another.

He laughs at evil, riots and violence.

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