“Listen to me, you who know right from wrong,you who cherish my law in your hearts.Do not be afraid of people’s scorn,nor fear their insults.

Wake up, wake up, O Lord! Clothe yourself with strength!Flex your mighty right arm!Rouse yourself as in the days of old when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile. Are you not the same today,the one who dried up the sea,making a path of escape through the depths so that your people could cross over?

What is this?” asks the Lord. “Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long. But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.”

Lord God my Father,

Open my heart to only listen for you, protect me from the way of the world around me. Give me your direction, fight the battle and use me as you see fit.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen.