Lord, have mercy.
The church has not been pure. Many leaders have used Your name selfishly to gain power and wealth. Hypocrisy fills the secret lives of leaders who claim to know you. Truth has been reshaped for the sake of popularity. Promises of earthly health and prosperity lead many away from the truth of Your gospel.
We are weary of trusting leaders, then finding disappointment. We are weary of giving to ministries, but receiving emptiness. We aren’t sure where to find spiritual leaders with authentic faith. We don’t know where to find truth.
Lord, please strengthen our faith shepherds. Provide for them. Encourage them. Protect them. Keep them pure. Help them to honest about their failures, and help them lean into Your strength.
Please, send us more laborers for this harvest. Send us pastors who handle Your Word with accuracy. Send us pastors who love others more than themselves. Send us pastors with humility and strength.
And please, give us the discernment to know truth when it comes to us. And help us receive it.
(Titus 1:7-9)
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