PRAYER FOCUS: As we celebrate Independence Day this week, we give thanks for God’s mercy and blessing to the United States, for the men and women who served our country in the past, and for those who currently serve in various roles in the government and military. We pray for our leaders, including our President and all elected officials, and for God’s guidance and blessing in and through them. We pray for those in the military who are suffering physically and mentally due to their service to our country; we pray for their healing and restoration. We ask for God’s forgiveness for the sins of our nation and pray for revival and repentance. We give thanks and praise to God for the beauty that we find so abundantly in our nation and pray that God will show us how to enjoy all the benefits of our land without abusing it. We pray that all of God’s children will show His love throughout our nation and around the world.