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Lord, Thank you that You are totally in control of the decisions the nations' leaders are making presently.  I choose not to lean on my own understanding.  Bind the ugly spirit of fear from me, from my husband, and from our children, from our family and friends.  Draw us closer to You trough all of this, to hear You, to see You, to serve You better than ever before.  And, Lord, when it's all over, may we never revert to the place from which You moved us, grew us, and strengthened us.  Help us, at this difficult intersection, to choose to stay on the road You've marked out for us in Your perfect wisdom and love.  Use me, Lord, as You see best.  Don't allow me to be overcome by fear or paralyzed by helplessness or anger.  Empty me of me and fill me with You.  Not mine, but Your will be done.  In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Waddell, Marshéle Carter.  "Though My Heart Quakes."  Faith Deployed.  Ed. Jocelyn Green.  Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2009.  190-191.