Psalm 51:1-2, 5, 8, 11, 17

1  Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

2  Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

5  Surely, I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

8  Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

11  Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

17  My sacrifice, O God, is [b]  a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

Prayer

Jehovah, You are the perfect and righteous Lord, gracious Heavenly Father, thank you that Your love endures forever. The sound of thunder woke us up before dawn. We knelt before You with broken and contrite hearts in repentance for our iniquities. We think about what are mere mortals that You remember them? Among Your creations, what is mankind that You are mindful of them. You love the sinner hate the sin. When we transgress against You, You still lift us out of the mud of corruption, we admit we deserve death. Forgive us again for our weaknesses, Lord; turn Your face away from our sins and blot out all our guilt.

Lord Jesus, cleanse our hearts with Your precious blood, and purify our homes with hyssop. Turn the dark clouds of the pandemic into shower of blessing and wash away the stench of the city. Let us wake up, cherish an assured hope of being pardon, and the blessing of family and friends. Seize every chance to serve You and every opportunity to help others. Although we don’t know when the COVID-19 pandemic will end but we are certain this is not our ending, the current crisis will definitely pass.

Holy Spirit, strengthen us with Your presence. Create in us a clean heart that is whiter than snow, renew a right spirit within us, and restore in us the joy of salvation. Keep us alert that we do not allow the enemy some room in our lives and give the devil a foothold. Help us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. We pray that utterance may be given to us that we may open our mouths boldly to praise You and to sing of Your righteousness. Give us strength and courage to teach Your divine truth to sinners and lead them to repent and turn to You.

We offer our heartfelt prayer in Jesus’ holy name. Amen.

Article quoted from：Ohana prayer #147