God of the living, you rejoice in our salvation. In hope we pray:
Come to our aid, O God.
You protect us from evil: uncover deceitful practices, and free those unjustly accused.
Come to our aid, O God.
You restore peace: quicken peacemaking efforts in the Middle East and around the world, and rejoin military men and women with their families.
Come to our aid, O God.
You release us from bondage: rescue those entrapped by slavery or human trafficking.
Come to our aid, O God.
Our Father . . .
May God bless us with an increase of faith, hope, and love, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
