October 31, 2016

Lord, it's pretty easy to despair when looking through our eyes at the vast field of devastation surrounding us. We see failure, squandered blessings, hopelessness, growing evil, divisions, helplessness, deceptions, loneliness...the list goes on.
But You created the earth out of nothing. And as Martin Luther said, You still create out of our nothingness.
And when we see insurmountable odds, You see Your design.
And when we see lost causes--
death--
You have just begun.

Lord we pray for our soldiers.
We pray for those facing the front lines again.
We pray for those slogging through ISIS's destruction.
We pray for those in the hills of Afghanistan, discerning friend and foe.
Lord give them peace. and courage. and strength. and wisdom.
But most of all, God, may they feel closer to You than ever.
Give them eyes to see You.

We pray for our sailors in waters that have unseen boundaries.
We pray for our airmen flying through unfriendly zones.

We pray for our military members in training everywhere.  We ask for Your breath to blow. We ask for revival. We ask for stone-hard hearts to be broken. We ask for dead spirits to come alive. We pray for truth to be shouted loud and lies to be lost. We pray against the enemy's hand in our military members' lives and in their families.
May Your chapels be stirred. May Your servants be bold, all the way up to the Chief of Chaplains. May love and joy and hope overflow.
Use us to reach the sinners
may we help in saving the lost. We pray for those we love who are straying from You.

Lord please hold back the spirit of suicide
of despair
of addiction
of violence
of fear
of self-sufficiency
of jaw-set rebellion
of utter loneliness
in our warriors and our veterans. Lord unleash Your army against these demons.
We pray for the ones we know fighting these.

We ask for peace that can't be explained, joy that knows no boundaries, love for all that can overcome all. We ask for patience as we wait on You. Deepen our faith. Drown us in grace.

You are the only one who can make things good and right again. You are the only one who can change hearts. You are the only one who can bring the dead back to life!

Thank You for Your mercy
because of that, we call out to dry bones to come alive!

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Through the eyes of men it seems
There's so much we have lost
As we look down the road
Where all the prodigals have walked
One by one
The enemy has whispered lies
And led them off as slaves

But we know that you are God
Yours is the victory
We know there is more to come
That we may not yet see
So with the faith you've given us
We'll step into the valley unafraid, yeah

As we call out to dry bones
Come alive, come alive
We call out to dead hearts
Come alive, come alive
Up out of the ashes
Let us see an army rise
We call out to dry bones, come alive

God of endless mercy
God of unrelenting love
Rescue every daughter
Bring us back the wayward son
And By your spirit breathe upon them
Show the world that you alone can save
You alone can save

As we call out to dry bones
Come alive, come alive
We call out to dead hearts
Come alive, come alive
Up out of the ashes
Let us see an army rise
We call out to dry bones come alive

So breathe, oh breath of God
Now breathe, oh breath of God
Breathe, oh breath of God
Now breathe