Prayer for America 07/10/06

Turn my heart toward the people around me, Lord. They are my fellow Americans. Help me seek friendship in their faces. Keep me from the kind of indifference and fear that assumes the worst about them. Instead, help me give the benefit of the doubt whenever I can, believe the best about their intentions, and seek out and find the good in them. I want to value my country by valuing its precious citizens.

Our differences inspire us.
Our commonalities unite us.
Our dreams empower us.
Our hopes encourage us.