Prayer and Share Meeting - Prayer Petition

Holiday Break:  Global Prayer and Share is on Holiday Break.  We will resume on Thursday, January 8th, 6:30pm at the Legacy Center.

A Prayer for the Foster Care System in America

Scripture Reading
James 1:27, Psalm 82:3

Praise and Worship
Exalted Father, we thank You for each child in the Sacramento Area and those in the foster care system throughout America. Thank You for executing justice for orphans and caring for the children in our communities who do not have stable home environments. Lord, all the earth will shout joyful praises to You and sing about the glory of Your name. We, Your children, will tell the world how glorious You are. Lord, we praise You! It is good to sing praises to You, our God. It is pleasant and fitting to give You praise. You heal the brokenhearted and bandage their wounds. Lord, You are great, and Your power is absolute.

Praying God’s Will
Honorable Father, You have not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy, nor have You turned Your back on them. But, Lord, You hear Your people when they call to You for help, and You rescue them from all their troubles. Therefore, we cry out to You for help for the children in the foster care system. We cry out to You for those children, who before going into foster care, experienced family dysfunction, depression, separation, loss, mental or emotional problems, and abuse – and need safe, loving, and secure homes. We confess that as these children and their families look to You as their Shepherd, they will have all that they need. We declare that families in Sacramento and across America will be moved to become foster parents because pure and genuine religion in Your sight means caring for orphans in their distress. May foster parents recognize that their child is a gift and a reward from You. We declare that every relative, foster family, group home, and social worker walks in the fruit of the Spirit and shows Your love towards these children. We confess that each child will come to learn the good plans You have for their lives, to give them a future and a hope.

Praying the Request
Worthy Father, we ask You to strengthen and encourage the children and their families that are in the foster care system. Holy Spirit, empower foster care agencies with the resources they need to successfully find homes and support for children in need. Encourage couples who would like to grow their families to consider foster care and adoption. Lord, break generational curses, strongholds, and feelings of hopelessness and helplessness that have attached to orphans and those in the foster care system. Help them overcome adverse situations so they can grow into effective, positive, God-fearing men and women. Lord, refresh and renew every employee who works in the child welfare system in this country. Help them not to grow weary while doing good, but remind them they will reap if they do not faint. Lord, help biological families obtain resources and services in an expedient manner, so they can be reunited. Give wisdom to those who work in this system, so that children who are permanently removed from their homes will be placed with loving, compassionate, caring families where they can grow in peaceful habitations and secure dwellings.

Praying for Forgiveness
Righteous Father, forgive those parents who have inflicted their children with mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual abuse. Forgive those who become foster parents for unholy reasons. Forgive our society for failing to protect, provide, and promote safe environments for our children. Forgive us, the Body of Christ, for being insensitive to the needs of children who have been abused and/or neglected in any way. Forgive child welfare personnel for growing weary while doing their jobs.

Praying for Protection
Wonderful Father, help the families touched by the foster care system not to yield to temptation, but deliver them from the evil one.

Praise and Worship
Sovereign Lord, You are the triumphant One. You laid the foundations of the earth and determined its dimensions. You kept the sea inside its boundaries and locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores. You are the Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent King and we adore You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Scripture References for the Written Text
Psalm 66:1-3, Psalm 147:1-5, James 1:27, Psalm 22:24, Psalm 34:17, Psalm 23:1, Psalm 127:3 NKJV, Deuteronomy 10:18, Ephesians 6:4, Psalm 9:9, Galatians 5:22, Jeremiah 29:11, Galatians 6:9, Isaiah 32:18, Mathew 6:13, Job 38:4-5,8,10

Church of the Week
This week we are praying for Elevate Life Church, Sergio Limon, Senior Pastor.