Bless this Land: A Prayer for Peace

God bless this land. Protect and secure its people; keep them safe from harm against those who seek to promote injustice; safeguard our planet.

Preserve relationships between fathers and sons and their daughters, mothers and their children, husbands and wives–and keep them safe from iniquity’s tumultuous path.

Supernaturally thwart the actions of terrorists and rogue nations–countries who seek after war and baneful destruction.

Even within our own democratic governments, there are those who pursue plans birthed by greed and plan the destruction of the weak. Change the hearts and remove from positions of authority those from within our own governments who do not espouse a plan of reconciliation and responsible governance.

Protect our cities from terrorist attacks, wars, and natural disasters. Protect Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Texas, London, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Pyongyang, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta, New Delhi, Kabul, Baghdad, Tehran, Moscow, Rome, Paris, Madrid, Van Couver, and all the cities of the world–no matter how great or small. Hold them accountable as well to righteous governance and supply them with great resolve to do what is right–regardless of public opinion and pressures from special interest groups or any world organization who would seek to undermine their authority in doing good.

In times of war, safeguard civilians and protect our warriors from the onslaught of war.

If wars must be fought, let it be waged as a measure of last resort. Keep battles away from our homes, our families, and our children, and end all wars swiftly.

Let us relentlessly pursue peace, but defend it when we must. Yet if it were possible, I would pray that war became an relic of the past, an ancient evil whose time has come and gone.

Above all, protect our children–those innocent lives so full of goodness and light. Let our kids have strong willing parents who will raise them well and protect them with passionate love. Parents who will be there for their children; to promulgate a deep and impregnable love into their spirits, souls, hearts, and minds–a love that will be passed on through countless generations.

Let peace reign on earth. Keep families healthy, bonded together; secure and unending–firmly rooted in the Love of God.

Protect us from fear and mayhem; from chaos and confusion; and from the real threat of biological and chemical weapons. May we never witness a nuclear disaster or see the results of unknown weapons of destruction unleashed on our peoples.

There are yet to be defined threats, both natural and man-made. These threats lay ahead in our future. Grant us the wisdom and fortitude to change the course of history to avoid both small and horrific calamities of our time and times to come.

What we cannot control in nature, we rely on Your Compassion to change; those things whose outcomes we can determine as a people and Godly nations through our course of actions and decisions, we pray for the heart, Spirit, and mind of God to direct us towards what is honorable and right.

I must end my prayer with a simple, directly supplication: help us, God, keep us safe and out of harm’s nefarious path.

For we are Your people; and You gave us breath. You gave us life to live on this land–we did not choose it, but were fashioned as a result of Your will. Give us strength, grace, and mercy to live out our time-limited lives in harmony and great peace which surpasses all understanding.

Bless our minds with peace and freedom from fear.

God, may we have centuries of peace and prosperity. I would ultimately ask for eternal peace, which we know will require Your coming.

In the Holy name of Jesus Christ, the Savior of All Life in the worlds that you have created.