Pray For New Orleans

Lord Jesus,
We pray now for the people of Louisiana. We ask you to reduce the force of the storm. We ask that you protect your people. We ask that you cover that area with your mercy. We pray for the emergency forces and supplies to be released and mobilized. Give wisdom to the authorities who have this responsibility. Hold back the fury and protect the innocent.
Give your people the grace to look to you and not fear. Give your people the grace to stop what they are doing and intercede for those in the path of this storm. Remove any desire to be spectators to disaster from your people. Give them a heart for the victims.
Let the levees and pumps hold. Let your hope for tomorrow reign in the hearts of the church.
We ask this in the name of Jesus,
Amen