Okay Lord, so tonight I'm not going to go through my usual prayers and be done. Tonight we need to have a talk. I'm worried about this world I am living in. I'm scared of what is to come because I just know that things aren't going to get any better any time soon. I need You to hear me out tonight. God, are you listening?

I watch the news and it seems rare to hear anything good. Even if I do it's only for a short while because they break in with another shooting or crime committed. Lord, how can people be so cruel? I pray to You that You stop this hate and violence towards our fellow brothers and sisters. Were You with the man who was shot in cold blood today? Did You hold the hands of the officers as they looked down on the land they were swore to protect? I'm so confused. I don't how we got to this place, Lord. I'm not even sure when people stopped loving each other. Can You see all the hate? That's silly of me, of course you can, but why is it happening?

I pray to You tonight to comfort the families that have lost a loved one due to senseless violence. I pray to You to reach into the hearts of the angry and broken and show them that violence is not solved with violence. God, are You listening?

I've been praying for the same thing for weeks now Lord, but nothing is getting better. More lives are being lost. There is real terror here on our home front. Our fellow nations are under attack, innocent lives are being lost at an alarming rate! God, why is this happening? Am I the only one who is praying, no, begging, You for peace on Your Earth? Surely I can't be Lord. But, I'm going to keep trying. I pray to You that we find a way to come together. I pray especially that people starting looking to You again Lord. This world is lost. We either see no God or we choose to find in the Bible the reasons to judge a sinner. God, I pray to You that we see the Bible as a story of how Your son didn't shy away from those of sin, but embraced the most sinful with open arms and an open heart. I pray to You tonight that brighter days are head. Lord, I'm scared. What should I do? Can You even hear me? God, are you listening?

God, are you listening tonight? Another man was shot and more cops have been targeted and killed. Another terrorist attack took place overseas. Lord, I don't even know what to pray for anymore. More weeks have passed and my heart is breaking. Is this is what the world must go through to have Jesus back to save us from ourselves once again? Can we even be saved anymore? Lord, I'm frightened. I don't want to walk outside and face a world that is out for blood. I pray that You can hear me Lord. I pray for forgiveness and strength for all of Your sons and daughters. I pray for slow tempers, open minds, and understanding hearts. I pray that the media will stop capitalizing on these events and causing rage on unproven "facts." I pray that they instead plead for peace in this most desperate time.

Lord, can You just show me that You are still with us? I have had many good things come about in my life, but I would give a lot of it up if it meant a better world. I'm so sick of having to pray for this peace every night Lord. I'm sick of the never ending flow of hate, death, and lies. It won't ever go away fully because we are selfish humans. But, is it going to get any better? I'm begging You to send Your son to save us! Can You hear my silent tears? Are my prayers asking for the wrong things?

We need to be saved. Are You coming soon? Can You hear me?

God, are You listening?