Lord Have Mercy: A Prayer for Peace and Restoration in Times of Conflict

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Join us in a heartfelt prayer seeking God's mercy, peace, and restoration during times of war and suffering. Reflecting on the Lord's Prayer and calling for divine intervention, we explore what it means to be peacemakers in a world filled with conflict and despair.

Key Takeaways:

• The Power of Lament and Intercession – Understanding how collective prayer can bring hope and healing amid devastation.

• Embracing Peacemaking in Times of Hate – Insights on acting as instruments of peace and love when faced with war and hostility.

• Praying for Leaders and Humanity's Flourishing – Discussing the importance of praying for leaders to make decisions that promote peace and restore humanity.

• The Significance of the Lord's Prayer – Reflecting on the timeless relevance of the Lord's Prayer in seeking God's will during challenging times.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Lord's Prayer – Matthew 6:9-13 – Link

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to [email protected], and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.

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Learn more about the Voxology Podcast

Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify

Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon

The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio

Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hear us calling Hear us calling
0:22.6	Abba Father
0:25.6	You hear us calling
0:28.6	Abba Father
0:42.3	Lord have mercy
0:47.3	Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.
0:55.0	Christ have mercy.
0:58.0	Father, we lift up all those who have lost family and loved ones, whose lives have been upended and destroyed.
1:10.0	We grieve and lament with them.
1:13.6	God, might you meet them in their pain,
1:18.6	meet them in their need.
1:21.6	God, would you show us how to intervene,
1:25.6	how to love in a time of hate, how to be peacemakers
1:30.8	in a time of war and death?
1:34.4	Father, we pray for those who have been taken from their families, that they would be released,
1:41.0	that you would meet them in their despair and bring hope and safety and restoration.
1:49.8	Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy.
1:59.6	Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy.
2:05.6	Father, we ask that you would soften the hearts of our leaders and clear their eyes,
2:15.6	that they might advocate for humanity's flourishing and not destruction.
2:20.3	Lord, give them courage and discernment to make hard decisions in the face of adversity and greed,
2:29.3	and restore humanity to those they may see as the other. Lord have mercy,
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