Praying through the Heart of the Year for the Soul of Our Nation

Prayer Focus Week 16: August 15-21 Righteous relations between men and women: decrease in divorce rates, cohabitation, same-sex relations, sexual abuse, sexual trafficking, out-of-wedlock children, and STDs (Culture)

1. Pray that Christians will model to society a godly view of sexuality through words and actions. National Day of Prayer Emphasis (Sunday) Pray for our government.

2. Pray that society will see the value of sacrificial love and faithfulness in marriage. National Day of Prayer Emphasis (Monday) Pray for our military.

3. Pray that Christians will seize opportunities to minister to unbelieving friends and coworkers contemplating divorce. National Day of Prayer Emphasis (Tuesday) Pray for our media.

4. Pray that children and vulnerable adults will be protected from sexual abuse. National Day of Prayer Emphasis (Wednesday) Pray for our businesses.

5. Pray that the Church will stand strong for biblical teachings regarding sexuality, monogamy, and marriage. National Day of Prayer Emphasis (Thursday) Pray for our schools.

6. Pray that those saved out of immoral heterosexual as well as homosexual backgrounds will find godly love, acceptance, and nurturing in their local churches. National Day of Prayer Emphasis (Friday) Pray for our churches.

7. Pray that God protects the young and vulnerable from sexual trafficking, and that the perpetrators will be brought to justice. National Day of Prayer Emphasis (Saturday) Pray for our families.

Credits This prayer emphasis is built around twenty indicators of spiritual awakening in the Church and the Culture as drafted by the Awakening America Alliance. See www.awakeningamerica.us for details. Individual prayer points are provided by the Assemblies of God National Prayer Center, www.prayer.ag.org. For more information on the National Day of Prayer emphases listed under each prayer point, see www.ndop.org/outreach/7x7.