“O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name” (Daniel 9:19, ESV).

We do not deserve mercy, Lord. We do not.

I pray that you spare for your name’s sake, because of your goodness, because of your nature. Not ours. Because ours is rotten to the core.

Give us new hearts, new minds, and transform our affections to those that love what is good, true, and beautiful. For we have rebelled in thought, word, and deed, and you alone are sufficient to redeem us sinners. Have mercy, Lord, for your great name’s sake.