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50 Ways to #prayforhongkong
No wordy caption today. I’ve tried writing something more energetic, more battle-ready but the truth is I’m weary. My heart has been at PolyU all day, a place I used to visit frequently as I managed a number of their academic journals. My heart is also at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where my friend A works, as they were affected by tear gas today. But rather than bask in the weariness, I’m getting up to pray. I hope you will join me.
Read anything about the protests and you can probably think of things to pray for. But sometimes, at least for me, the situation can seem so huge I’m at a loss for words. Exactly where to start and what to say … ? So if it’s helpful, please see below for 50 ideas on how to pray for Hong Kong. This is not an exhaustive list by any means, just things that came to mind as I was praying earlier. And it’s not descriptive either, more just topics / areas … may God lead you and give you ideas. Please feel free to add your own prayer topic below / message me so I can join you too.
25 Types of People
City’s leaders
Global leaders
Police
Protestors
Business owners
Parents
Healthcare workers
Journalists
The heartbroken
The angry
The hopeless
The scared
Christians in Hong Kong
Pastors in Hong Kong
Christians around the world
Pastors around the world
Expats
Educators
Children
Elderly
Bosses
The influential
The every person
Intercessors
Civil servants and public-facing workers
25 Other Things
Hope
Need for God
Angels to fight
Community
Wisdom
Faith at every level (crazy, daily, baby, maybe, wavy, etc.)
Understanding
EQ
Safety and protection
Healing
Hunger for God’s word
Encouragement
Unity
Evangelism
Repentance
Health (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual)
Forgiveness
Strength
Love
Humility
Awareness of spiritual warfare
For God to raise up prayer warriors and for Christians to be willing to pray / do as God leads
Desire to worship God
Cover for relationships (families, marriages, friendships, etc.)
Communication