Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight.

So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites,

But the Israelites pleaded with the Lord and said, “We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies.”

“Father, if you have made a vow to the Lord, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the Lord has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites. 37But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me from corruption and turning from you. Restore me to your design and away from my desires to question you. Protect me from making vows that you don’t approve of and help me to follow through with my promises.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen