1. Lord, do something that will show people Your glory over all the earth.

• "O God ... let Your glory be over all the earth." Psalm 108:5
• "Be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told."  Habakkuk 1:5

2. Lord, use these anxious and uncertain times to bring many to Christ.

• "Pray ... that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored." II Thessalonians 3:1
• "May God be gracious to us and bless us ... that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations." Psalm 67:1, 2

3. Lord, guide our leaders to be instruments of Your will on earth.

• "I urge ... that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority." I Timothy 2:1, 2

4. Lord, protect the innocent.

• "Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in time of trouble..." Psalm 40:1
• "A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling." Psalm 68:5

5. "Lord, use human authorities to "bring punishment on evildoers."

• "The governing authorities ... are God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the evildoer."  Romans 13:1, 4
• "It is God who judges; He brings down one, He exalts another."
  Psalm 5:7

6. Lord, have Your way and Your will in the lives of our enemies.

• "Pray for those who mistreat you."   Luke 6:27

7. Lord, make a way for people to live in the dignity and freedom that goes with being made in Your image.

• "Live as free men..." I Peter 2:16
• "Weep and wail, because of the misery that is coming upon you ... you who have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered innocent men..."  James 5:1, 5, 6
• "Act justly ... love mercy ... walk humbly with your God."   Micah 6:8

8. Lord, help Your people model peace in these troubled times, pointing the people around them to Jesus - at a time when hearts are soft.