Every Monday a Miami community leader will post a prayer here as part of this prayer blog. Their prayers will cover all areas of Miami from Liberty City to Fisher Island and will reflect the passions and burdens God has given them for this city. Make time on Monday mornings to join them in covering this city with prayer – for the children, for the poor, for protection, for the leaders, for the influential, for the economy, for the artists, or for whatever God is calling us to pray that week.

In addition, make it a priority in your own time to pray for your neighbors and your neighborhood. Pray for your city (Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Hialeah, Coral Gables, etc.) and pray for Miami-Dade. Cover the people and the leaders. Pray that God would reveal to you what he is doing and that you would have the strength to respond in obedience. Use the comments area to post your own relevant prayer.

In your prayers pray for CPR - Cleansing, Protection, and Revival. Ask for forgiveness and cleansing. Ask for Protection from harm and evil. Ask for Revival in the hearts of the people. Ask God to pour out His spirit on this great place and that it will be a beacon in a dark world.

Pray that Miami would glow one day with the presence, power and glory of God
the way it now glows with neon. For more information: info@praymia.org

Prayer of Preparation

Father,

Forgive us, your Church in Miami, for forgetting you. Give us pause this week to reflect on what you have given us in the gracious gift of Christ Jesus. There is so much distraction from you at Christmas - a time intended to celebrate you. Prepare our hearts and let your Church in Miami be a contrast to the chaos around us and place us in the places you want to bring healing and love. May our lives reflect not the "Spirit of Christmas" but rather the fruits of Your Spirit. May we be different this year in our giving and our receiving. May we receive from you a spirit of humility and joy. May we find ourselves so overwhelmed by your presence that our focus is not on our presents but on loving the people around us who so desperately long for Your Love. May we be givers of Your Peace to those around us who are drowning in anxiety. Please, Father, calm our hearts in preparation so that our very lives will be celebration of Your Love at Christmas.

Amen

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