Psalm 60  David speaks of his nation.. "Thou hast broken us.. "  I imagine that there are some in the Ukraine that feel this same depth of despair. "Thou hast made the land quake, Thou hast split it open.." In many ways this truth applies to the U.S.A. too... 

The prayer is simple.. "O restore us.. heal its breaches, for it totters..

David understands that even the bad things that happen to a nation are under the authority of God's sovereign reign.. "Thou hast made Thy people experience hardship; Thou hast given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.." 

Yet, even in the "fiery ordeal" there is hope.. for God will be exalted, He will hear the prayers of His people, He will help those who will call upon Him.  "O give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain. Through God we will do valiantly, and it is He who will tread down our adversaries."   Hallelujah! Our hope is a "living hope"!  "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.." ( I Peter 1:3)

I have been praying Zechariah 2:11 for our nation.. "and many nations will join themselves to the Lord in that day and will become my people. Then I will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you."  Pray that our nation will be one to join themselves to the Lord.. before it is too late.  As Zechariah reminds us.. ".. behold I am coming and I will dwell in your midst.." (v10) It is in the restoration and healing that God alone can bring that we will then.. "Sing for joy and be glad"!

Father, we need Your healing and restoration for we are a broken and sinful nation.  We pray for Your Word to "spread rapidly and be glorified..." in our nation today!  We pray for the nation of Ukraine and for Your people there.. and we pray for our own nation.. that You would "let the evil of the wicked come to an end" and establish the righteous.. in the Name of Jesus, our Lord and our King.  Amen.