Conventions are here - making it a great time to pray
With the Democratic and Republican conventions taking place, let us pray for the peace of Jehovah Shalom to reign supreme over these cities and other cities across our nation this summer and through the rest of the year.
Speak shalom to these cities. Set the spiritual atmosphere by releasing praise and worship. Bind the activities of extremist political agitators who would stir up violence at these conventions. Pray for our police and other law enforcement agencies to have supernatural protective shields. Ask that each will be guided with courage and wisdom as they stand in the line of duty to keep the peace.
We also bind in prayer the violence which has led to the astronomical increase in murders and those wounded in cities such as Chicago.
Bind the spirits of violence and addiction behind gangs, drug dealers, and cartels. Bind terror attacks. Pray for your city, welcoming holy angels of God to guard every neighborhood. Pray for local law enforcement.
Pray for the families of our police forces who are daily putting their lives in danger. Let us remember, especially, the families of officers who have lost their lives carrying out their duties. Let us agree that respect and honor for the law will be restored back in our society.
Finally, pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May we prosper and be in peace as we pray for the city God calls his own.
Donna Phelps, Brunswick County
This story was originally published July 21, 2016 at 10:28 AM with the headline "Conventions are here - making it a great time to pray."