Prayers of the People, P+7B

Sovereign God,
you reign over all the earth.
Your majesty and your mercy
know no bounds.
With humble hearts,
we approach your throne of grace
and lift our hearts to you.
Take up residence, O Mighty One.
Move in, and transform us 
and our neighbors
and our leaders
and our children
by your Spirit's power.
Remake our nation
into a place where the members
of our communities
might be able to disagree civilly,
work together harmoniously
and find win-win solutions
for the problems that plague us:
homelessness and hunger,
power vs. poverty,
violence and vitriol,
division and debt.
Help us to hold our values dear,
respecting the diversity
that comes from welcoming the stranger
in our midst.
Keep us focused on you
that we might remember that all we have
flows from you.
Be our guide, 
​so that we might be a light to the nations.
Teach us to learn from one another
instead of condemning,
and to embrace your people
all over the world,
so that your steadfast love flows freely
here and throughout the entire earth.
This is our prayer, O God.