Psalm 89.13-15 reminds us:
Your arm is endowed with power;
your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
love and faithfulness go before you.
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
We must affirm that our almighty God is righteous, and just, and loving, and forgiving. We must affirm that our sovereign God sets up rulers and disposes them (Isaiah 40). We must affirm that our faithful God works His own power and might through us as we yield to the Spirit of His Son (Romans 8.9,11). We must affirm in our prayers, and in our lives, His amazing grace.
Reminding ourselves that Justice is His work will keep us from getting distracted with the latest fades and causes. Reminding ourselves that Peace is His work will keep us from anxiety as we trust in Him. Reminding ourselves that He desires to express His Faithfulness through us keeps us from being selfish. When we yield to the empowerment of His Holy Spirit we live in cooperation with the work He is doing through us to a lost and hurting world!
IN particular, we implore thy grace and protection for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in all things, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us patience under our afflictions. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our dealings; quiet and peaceable; full of compassion; and ready to do good to all men, according to our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our ways. Defend us from all dangers and adversities; and be graciously pleased to take us, and all who are dear to us, under thy fatherly care and protection. These things, and whatever else thou shalt see to be necessary and convenient to us, we humbly beg, through the merits and mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. (from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer)
