Good Morning, God,
The headlines are about secrets these days, secrets that pit national security against an individual's right to privacy. On the one hand the citizens of our great country can expect to not have their telephone, Internet and in fact, daily movements, monitored. On the other hand, we want our security forces to protect us from other citizens who would do us harm.
Harm may come from many directions, Lord. Some harm is just flat-out evil; this is why we pray to you, "and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Satan, your greatest adversary, prowls among us, seeking to keep us from you.
But often, Lord, we have met the enemy and the enemy is us-us who have warped and ill minds; us who have misplaced loyalties; us who have an ax to grind; us who feel there is no place else to turn, or no other way out.
Today, Lord, we pray for the right balance between secrets and safety.
In Jesus's name, Amen.
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