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Heavenly Father, In Your Holy Word, You told us that "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will heal their land." Lord – Your people who are called by your name are trying to be obedient to your requirements and are crying out to you to heal our land.

Father God, You taught us in Genesis 18, that your would spare the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah if only 10 righteous men were found therein.

"23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare[c] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”

26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?”

“If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”

29 Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?”

He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.”

30 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?”

He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

31 Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?”

He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”

32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?”

He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”

33 When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home."

Lord, We acknowledge that there is SO MUCH horrible evil in our nation. But Lord, there are also many of your children who love you and who love righteousness that live in this land. We ask your favor upon us as it was in the days of Abraham, that even though the righteous may be in the minority - that you would spare our land, that you would bless our land, and that you would bless and strengthen our President and those that are working with You against this clear and present evil. We pray that many eyes will be turned toward You in this process. And above all, we pray that Thy will be done.

In Jesus Name,

Amen