A year ago, Rev. Timothy Fountain on the Northern Plains Anglicans blog led a 40-day prayer campaign for the Rosebud Indian Reservation because of the high suicide rate. This was held concurrent with the prayer campaign for Lambeth Conference, and we now routinely post prayers for the afflicted during campaigns for church meetings.
(I can’t do a decent theological explanation as to why, but it just feels right. Remember the children of Israel were commanded to give different types of offerings–sin offering, peace offering, consecration offering, etc. Something along that line, I think.)–JW
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of His glory. Holy, holy, holy is His name. The Rosebud Indian Reservation is full of His glory.
You, O Lord of hosts, are the desire of the nations. You are our desire for the Rosebud Indian Reservation because only You can bring deliverance, peace, and safety. Rosebud is full of Your glory.
You, O Lord of hosts, hold the silver and the gold. Reveal to Your chosen leaders the hidden treasure in the reservation. Reveal the spiritual and the material treasures. Bless them with spiritual and financial resources. Bless them, we pray. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. Amen.
Isaiah 6:3, Haggai 2:7-9
Previous prayers can be found here, here, here, and here.
