Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Focus Church: Atherton
Pastor: Paul O Bond and spouse Jan

Scripture - Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17

A prayer of Moses, the man of God.

90 Lord, you have been our help,
    generation after generation.
² Before the mountains were born,
    before you birthed the earth and the inhabited world—
    from forever in the past
    to forever in the future, you are God.

³ You return people to dust,
    saying, “Go back, humans,”
⁴     because in your perspective a thousand years
    are like yesterday past,
    like a short period during the night watch.
⁵ You sweep humans away like a dream,
    like grass that is renewed in the morning.
⁶ True, in the morning it thrives, renewed,
    but come evening it withers, all dried up.

¹³ Come back to us, Lord!
    Please, quick!
    Have some compassion for your servants!
¹⁴ Fill us full every morning with your faithful love
    so we can rejoice and celebrate our whole life long.
¹⁵ Make us happy for the same amount of time that you afflicted us—
    for the same number of years that we saw only trouble.
¹⁶ Let your acts be seen by your servants;
    let your glory be seen by their children.
¹⁷ Let the kindness of the Lord our God be over us.
    Make the work of our hands last.
    Make the work of our hands last!

PRAY FOR ELECTION DAY
October 5-November 3
Topic: First-time voters
God, help and guide first-time voters. Compel them to exercise their right to vote.