Please Help Me to Help Others

When the coronavirus first appeared I sent out a general prayer guideline. Then after there were developments I sent out an updated prayer guide.

It feels like it is time to write and send out a general prayer guideline about our current events. 

You can help me by praying for me as I begin to do the writing. Also you can help by making recommendations of related Bible verses for each category. 

My challenge is to make this non political. I know people from a wide range of political persuasions. May what I share be neutral and objective. 

We need to unify in prayer and let go of our differences during these critical times.

What follows are the general categories of the prayer guide I hope to share soon. And there might be a few more categories as the Holy Spirit leads me. 

FIRES

Prayers for the people, homes, animals, and businesses. The people include the fire fighters, residents, law enforcement officers, and arsonists. 

PROTESTS and RIOTS

This is a tangled mess. There are genuinely peaceful protesters. Then there are outside agitators that bring hate and hostility. This can lead to damage of property, looting, and burning of businesses. Plus there are those residents, shoppers, those driving by, and diners that get caught in the crossfire so they can become collateral damage. There are the police officers and firefighters that come to the scene.    

ELECTION and AFTERMATH

There have been heated words about mail-in voting. There have been threats of increased violence if the election results do not please certain parties. Only God can keep this from becoming horrible.   

CHILDREN, PARENTS, and TEACHERS

Children are tender and impressionable. The violence in the news as well as the shutdown, masks, and social distancing is impacting their dear souls. Let us pray for them as well as the parents and teachers who interact with them during these troubling times.

PASTORS and CHURCH LEADERS

How to request prayers for these who are on the front lines of ministering to Christians. This includes their ongoing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Guidance from the Bible, wise advisers, and the Holy Spirit. Strength and endurance as they work in harmony with other ministers. 

Surely there is plenty here to get you started in praying. Yet what I want to offer will improve this and include suitable Bible verses. 

Please pray for quickly as soon as you finish reading this and later as the Holy Spirit prompts you.

Shalom

John