PRAYER: One Race

Father, your Word tell us that every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth have been made of one blood. Regardless of the color of our skin or where we live, we are all of one race — the human race. Forgive us — forgive me — for magnifying [myself] which profits nothing.Transform us to be like You, a people who look at the heart and see every person as You see them. Each one of us is made in Your Image. This is astonishing and reason for great joy and wonder. Help us to value every human life as you do, and to put behind us our focus on [ourselves]. Teach us to celebrate our similarities — the important matters of heart and mind and soul and spirit; of common human experiences, the wonder of being filled with Your Spirit, and indescribable joy of experiencing and praising You! Give us Your Eyes to see people as You see them and enable me, by the power of Your Spirit, to love them as You love them… and as you love me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. pg. 33 Make Us One (see below)

Our nation is in turmoil over many issues these days―political, social and health related. But systemic racism and how it touches so much of society is one of the most painful. The Make Us One 31-day devotional prayer guide speaks into this issue. It is designed to open the heart of the reader so he or she can experience inner healing, repent where needed, and move him or her toward heart-transformation. Ultimately it is a cry for God to bring healing over this evil in our nation. Each of the powerful, insightful, scripture-based prayers is written by a national prayer leader or pastor. It has a hard-hitting, clear, prophetic voice for our times, and a message to the Church that it cannot turn a blind eye to this issue any longer, but needs to live out Jesus’ prayer in John 17, that we would be one. Another resource “hand-in-glove” to Make Us One is One Blood, written by another friend and mentor, Dr. John Perkins.

My RDU Prays collaborator Nikko Peele complied Make Us One for such a time as we are experiencing in our nation. I’ve used these 31-day devotions each morning during the current winter season and as I prayerfully looking into 2021. Helpful. Sharpens my perspective and outlook. You can find Make Us One at https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks… johneblake