Oh Lord, Save Us

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A Guide for Worship Leaders:
Hosanna!

2 Kings 19:14-19 (The Message)
  ^14-15 Hezekiah took the letter from the envoy and read it. He went to The Temple of God and spread it out before God. And Hezekiah prayed—oh, how he prayed!
    God, God of Israel, seated
      in majesty on the cherubim-throne.
   You are the one and only God,
      sovereign over all kingdoms on earth,
   Maker of heaven,
      maker of earth.
 ¹⁶ Open your ears, God, and listen,
      open your eyes and look.
   Look at this letter Sennacherib has sent,
      a brazen insult to the living God!
 ¹⁷ The facts are true, O God: The kings of Assyria
      have laid waste countries and kingdoms.
 ¹⁸ Huge bonfires they made of their gods, their
      no-gods hand-made from wood and stone.
 ¹⁹ But now O God, our God,
      save us from raw Assyrian power;
   Make all the kingdoms on earth know
      that you are God, the one and only God.
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For Reflection
America, by some measures, is one of the most religious countries in the world. And yet, we fear the influences which abound in our pluralistic society. Perhaps we should follow the example set by the psalmist.  Take our problems with our contemporary culture to the Lord.  Leave the problem solving in His hands and concentrate on uplifting believers and attracting new ones one individual at a time.

Pray
That you act not out of fear but rather out of love.  Pray for the establishment of the Kingdom of God.  Pray that all people find the joy and comfort found only in living in the hollow of God's hand.