”Heavenly Father, I lift up our nation of Singapore and all her peoples to Your throne of grace, to obtain mercy and help in time of need. Release Your healing and restoration upon this land. Cause all pestilence to be removed and all persons to be made whole again. Mend broken hearts, pacify violence, remove prejudice and conflict. Give us wisdom to enact sanctified behaviours and policies that work well and honour You. Raise up leadership both secular and ecclesiastical that are filled with Your Spirit and Your Word: to speak truth to power, demolish false teachings, unleash waves of repentance, govern with wisdom and moral courage, love mercy, and do justice.
“In our hour of need, we come before You to plead and proclaim—pleading Your mercy and proclaiming Your grace in our One and Only Lord Jesus Christ, who has chosen us from the foundation of the world, to be vessels of Your gospel that is to reach all nations and tribes, leading them into Your marvellous kingdom of Light, Love, and Life that is soon to come. Your new creation, O Lord, is coming. You are coming. Our souls rejoice and exult in You: enjoying You, delighting in You, savouring You, tasting You, seeing You, cradled in You, embraced by You, treasuring You beyond all things and all persons; so that You and You alone can be most glorified in us! Transform us to conform to the likeness of Your Son, that Christ may be fully formed in us. Hallelujah!
“Thank You, Abba, I have no more words. May Your Joy be in me, and may my joy be full; and that Your Joy may be in and with all my friends, that they might know You and the power of Your resurrection, in the intimacy of love amidst the sufferings we share of the cross of Christ, that will bring them home into Your sweet majestic Presence, if only they believe—that they might be truly free. Yes, Jesus! In Your name, and Your name only, I pray. Amen.”