An Independence Day Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the unfathomable blessings you have poured out on this nation since its founding. Thank you for providentially bringing together the world's best and brightest men whom you granted the wisdom and foresight to found our republic through which liberty could flourish. Thank you for the courage and sacrifice of our forefathers and for those who continue to put themselves in harms way to protect us from those who fear and loath your law of liberty.

Please forgive us for taking our freedoms for granted. We can see that freedom isn't free and the fight to be free is an ongoing battle. Please forgive us for our egregious sins of omission and commission. They are many! Forgive us for turning our backs on you and for failing to credit you for all we have in this once great country. Help us to realize that if we fail to recognize you, you will fail to recognize us.

We thank you for your great mercy and for coming to our aid so many times throughout history. We ask that you would move us to humbly seek to live according to your will. Help us to realize that we can't make it without you. We need you now, more than ever, as we see America in decline. Help us, Father.

In Jesus' loving name, Amen