A prayer for Kenya in these trying times to break curse of immorality

Christian faithful converge at Nakuru Square to pray for the nation ahead of the August 9 general election. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

Lord we come with heads lowered for the Savior to save our faces. We have longed for a new country but find ourselves trapped in the same old. Lord, we are fatigued by promises of men that do not end up as deeds. Forgive us for walking as a clever lot that does not need a Saviour. Forgive us for walking up to your altar in the name of God only to speak in the name of greed. We have cheered thieves and shrugged our shoulders at decent men. We go to church but we do not come to God. We cry for divine power to work for us but we do not want it to work on us. We put up a front of holiness while really we lean towards hypocrisy. We are population of Christians most of who are criminals. Lord have mercy on us.

We pray that elections from this year onwards will be peaceful. May the pattern of punishing re-elections and draining re-runs be broken. Innocent blood will not spill. May any schemes of violence freeze and cease. May hands training for violence break at the wrist. Abel will have no new mates crying from the ground. Let us be addicts of peace and beat our swords into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks. There will be no lifting up of swords against each other. We shall not learn war anymore. May justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. May the count outcomes be so vivid that they will render paralysing contests unnecessary.