January 13
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PSALM 104
24 O LORD, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable,
living things both small and great.26 There go the ships,
and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.
27 These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works,
32 who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more!
Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD! – Psalm 104:24-35
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PSALM 104 PRAYER FOR THE END OF EVIL
A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
O Lord our God who is the maker of all things lovely and bright
Without your providence, we will not make it in this life
Do not hide your presence from all those whom you have chosen
Deliver them from the ploy and tactics of the evil one
Let all the controlling, manipulative and deceiving spirits be exposed
As they spread their wickedness, let your Spirit give us boldness
Do not let us ever think that we can fight this evil on our own
Lest we be deceived and be misled to think that is truth
Let all the strong members of your church take lead to destroy evil works
Let all the weak members be filled with your Spirit so they too, can be bold.
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REFLECTION
• Why is it important for us to pray for evil to cease in our world today?