HAVE MERCY ON US
Sirach 36:1-4
Have mercy on us, O Lord, the God of all, and look upon us,
And put Your fear on all the nations.
Raise Your hand against foreign nations
And let them see Your power.
As in us You have been sanctified before them,
So in them may You be made great before us.
Let them know You as we also have known You,
For there is no God but You, O Lord.
Encouraging Words
When we proclaim that God loves all of His creation and that Jesus has redeemed it from death, we are not just talking about people. We are talking about all of creation. One aspect of creation that we coexist with are the nations that have formed throughout the history of mankind, the governments that have ruled in those nations, and the works that they have done. In this passage, Sirach pleads on behalf of the nations of his time and that they will submit to God. We too should be praying for the nations of our day and that they will see God for who He is and bow down before Him. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
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