Psalm 44:1-3

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, the deeds you did in their days, in days of old: (Psalm 44:1)
      Holy Spirit, please help us listen to the wisdom of the Church Fathers — ground us in apostolic teaching and faith.

You drove out the nations with your hand, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. (Psalm 44:2)
      Father, please deal with every trick and trap of the evil one — drive him far away from us.

For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them; but it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your countenance, because you favored them. (Psalm 44:3)
      Jesus, the battle is yours and the victory is yours: please help us walk by the light of your countenance. Thank you.

      A word received: Pray for my people to choose “the better part” that Mary chose. I want my people to learn of me and learn from me. Pray for my people to be instructed by my Holy Spirit.

Monday: 44; Joshua 7:1-13; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 26:36-46
Tuesday: 47, 48; Joshua 8:1-22; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 26:47-56

Albany Intercessor

Michigan

Preamble to the state constitution:

We, the people of the State of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution.

O Lord,
May the people of the state of Michigan keep their eyes on You in the ordering of their lives. Amen.

Israel

This is the first stanza of a hymn introduced by Walter Scott in the novel Ivanhoe.

When Israel, of the Lord beloved,
Out from the land of bondage came,
Her father’s God before her moved,
An awful Guide, in smoke and flame.

O God of Israel,
You are an awesome God, and Israel is Your beloved. Move before the nation of Israel today and guide her out from the bondage of sin. Amen.