Praying for Change: A Path to National Reconciliation

Feeling stuck on how to pray for America? You’re not alone—but there is a path forward. In this timely episode, Good Faith “founding friend” and New York Times columnist David French lays out five virtue-based ways to pray for our nation with clarity, courage, and compassion. Drawing upon Scripture with a healthy dose of personal reflection, David extols the importance of praying for America as a daily act to seek God’s best for our country and each other—restoring unity and healing what’s broken.

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The Ongoing Los Angeles Protests
Australian journalist shot by rubber bullet during L.A. protests (video)
Waymo taxis Ablaze in Los Angeles
Georgetown scholar recalls ‘mockery of due process’ in immigration jail
The Westminster Confession's Standards for the 9th Commandment
South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Les Miserables: The Bishop and the Redemption of Jean Valjean
What Is Restorative Justice?
More about the work of Brennan Manning
Tim Keller’s Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God
Dennis F. Kinlaw’s Prayer: Bearing the World as Jesus Does
E.M. Bounds on Prayer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Praying the Psalms
The work of Michael Card
More about the work of Rich Mullins
The Lost Dogs’ Pray Where You Are (song & lyrics)

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