Heavenly Father, please don’t allow me to be stiff-necked in offering kindness and mercy to others. Grant me discernment to make true judgements. Shine your holy light into every nook and cranny of my heart and remove any bitterness hiding there. Allow me to be at peace with You, at peace with myself and at peace with others. I pray in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen.

“And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.’” (Zechariah 7: 8-10 ESV)