Lord, have mercy.
Our nation has been selfish. We have made too many choices because they were easiest for us without accepting enough responsibility for the vulnerable. We have gone into the world consuming more than giving.
Looking at the whole of our land, we have pursued physical intimacy as consumers instead of as givers. We have pursued parenthood as consumers instead of as givers. We have pursued wealth as consumers instead of as givers. We have pursued power as consumers instead of as givers. We have devoured much, for the purpose of our own pleasure. And the psyche of our nation has become obese, unhealthy, and self-absorbed.
Lord, we ask You to remove the spirit of gluttony and consumption from our land. Please restore a passion within America to care for the weak, the poor, the lonely, the elderly, the children, the sick, and the unborn of our world. Help us to offer our resources and our bodies as tools of selfless giving instead of as instruments of greed. Reign our endless appetites. Restore self-control and health to our land.
(Matthew 25:37b-40)
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