LORD, my calendar is telling me to pray for people who don’t respect you. I do not feel motivated to do that.
LORD, the closest I have ever felt to you was when I obeyed you on something I disagreed with. This is another opportunity for simple obedience. Give me the words to pray for the unrepentant, uncaring souls whom you died for and continue to endure.
Remind me daily that I used to be that unrepentant, uncaring, disrespectful, entitled beneficiary of your divine creation. Forgive me for lacking empathy for those in the same, lost mindset. Open my callused eyes and soften my heart to represent your beauty and love in this dark world.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
Amen