As I read the Psalms over the last couple of days, my heart has been even heavier at the events that have taken place against those in the BIPOC community. Every time I hear of another murder, more violence against them, my heart breaks at the injustice of it all. I have been praying, but failed to speak because words fail me in these moments. But reading the Psalms has given me words to pray for the BIPOC community.
Father, You are a God of justice and grace. Today, I ask You to be gracious to Your creation that are being hurt, murdered, trampled on because of the way You have made them. Vindicate those who have been hurt and killed without cause because Your justice is true. Bring Your healing to their hearts, their minds, their bodies as they are pining away from the flows of injustice. They ask "How long?" Father, rescue their souls because of Your lovingkindness. They are weary from sighing and their beds are dissolved in tears. Their eyes are wasting with grief because of their adversaries. Please, intervene today! Let them see that You have heard their cries, the voice of their weeping. Let them know that You have heard their supplication, receiving their prayers for justice. Let all those who see to do them harm be brought to shame and greatly dismayed.
In You alone is where refuge is found. Please, be their Refuge! Be their Shield! Be their righteous judge. All that has been done against Your creation, the blacks and indigenous people of color bring it to light and do not let any evil stand. You judge all in righteousness. You execute judgement with equity. You see the hearts of man. Be gracious to the BIPOC. I know You see their affliction from those who hate them. Demolish the hate and lift up those hurting by Your grace. Vindicate those who are being oppressed and show Your justice against those who seek to bring them more harm. Let the oppression of the BIPOC end. Bring Your equity here!
In the Powerful Name of Jesus here these pleas and bring Your justice here!
(From parts of Psalms 6, 7, 9, 10 and 43)
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