Calling all Christians in Troy - let's pray for our city.

Calling all Christians in Troy - let's pray for our city.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

In recent months (and years), our city has experienced a lot of violence, a lot of tragedy, and a lot of injustice. It is time for the cloud that is over Troy to lift. It is time for us of all different denominations to join together and with one voice, pray for God to change our city.

"Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. The sun shall be no more your light by day; nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory." Isaiah 60:18-19

We're asking each person to take a few minutes of each day of October during the noon hour and pray for Troy, wherever you are. Daily prayer topics will be posted here; feel free to add others.

Finally, I want to challenge you to spread the word in your own network of Christians in Troy - let's get the whole city praying; as many people as possible. Please ask your churches, your Christian friends, small groups, any other Christians or churches you know in Troy to join together in this.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

September 16: Fathers

"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are." 1 John 3:1a

Lord Jesus, we pray for the fathers in Troy - for those who know you and those who do not. We pray that those who are your children would look to you, their heavenly Father to see how a father should love his children. And we pray that those who do not would come to know you.

We pray for reconciliation, love and compassion between fathers and children; that those who do not know how to be fathers would receive guidance; that absent fathers would return; that abusive fathers would repent; that those who hate their fathers or do not know them would receive healing and forgiveness. We pray that the hearts of the fathers would turn to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers.

We pray for strong men of God to show this city how great and transforming the love and example of our heavenly Father is. We pray that the fathers in Troy would lay down their lives and serve their families just as Christ has done for each of us. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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