Please pray with me:
Heavenly Father,
Your Word:
Psalm 127:3REVERENCE:
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
You, O God bring children into this world. They are Your heritage and we are admonished to treat them accordingly. Children are Your delight and You are not deaf to their cries.
When the disciples tried to prevent children from coming to You, You would not stand for it.
Mark 10:14Children are dear to You. You see all that happens to every one of them—no exceptions.
But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
RESPONSE:
So let us beware of mistreating children, these vulnerable beings that are at our mercy! Father, we are thinking with our minds and not with our spirit. Your Word teaches us differently, but we are not listening with our spirits.
REQUESTS:
For those who pray and those who influence:
- Speak into our minds. Calm our thinking that we may be quiet and hear Your voice.
- Open the eyes of our hearts to see with Your eyes and see the needs of these children.
- Speak to our spirits, and give us a spirit of willing obedience.
- Open our ears that we hear these voices and take ownership of the fear and harm that we are bringing on these children.
For the children:
- Father, give them peace of mind in the midst of these circumstances.
- Give them extra patience and may the older ones set a good example with the younger ones.
- For those who work with them, give them reassuring words that are true.
- Strengthen them and help them to be obedient, that it goes well for them.
- Speed the processes that would allow them to be reunited with their parents.
For the mothers and fathers:
- Father, I ask You give these parents constant prayers for their children, prayers that delight You.
- Fill them with Your assurance that You hear their prayers and You are protecting their children.
- May they gather in groups to pray together and petition Your mercy to end this situation.
- Protect these parents from guilt. Help them to hold strong and steady.
For the decision makers:
- Father, give them vision of a better way...one that can be quickly implemented.
- Order the words that can be received and prepare the hearers to receive them.
- Put processes in place to quickly unite parents with children.
READINESS:
Ready us to move quickly on this matter.
- Father, You know chain of command. Establish what is needed to implement the solution.
- Make those in the process swift to respond and effective in their actions.
- Protect the solution to bring the credit to You that we may rejoice in the efficacy of this initiative.
...so that, on this matter, we may be faithful in the day of His coming.
In the Name of Jesus Christ,
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