A Prayer for Young Adults in Cedar Rapids

(This is a prayer that I ask Watershedders and Watershed supporters to join me in praying.)

Heavenly Father God,

Cedar Rapids is yours, just like every other place on this earth and in this universe. You have filled it with people, all created in your image, but not all of whom acknowledge you. Your love for all people and your desire to be glorified should not be a secret, but there are those who have not heart. And many who have heard do not understand.

Lord, there are over twenty thousand young adults in the Cedar Rapids area. You know all of them. You know how many of them have given their lives to you, and how many still live as your enemies. You love each one of them, passionately. For those that know you, you want them to love you more deeply and with more reckless abandon. For those that live as your enemies, you want them to set aside their hostility, open themselves to your love, and find in you salvation and true life.

I don't know how many of the young adults in Cedar Rapids know you, Lord. If fully three-quarters of them know you, there is still a harvest of over five thousand people. Please send out workers into that harvest field to gather in that harvest. Raise up the workers that are needed and equip them with whatever they need, and let your people rejoice as they hear about the work that is being done in your name. Help us to rejoice for every person that puts their faith in you, for every person that comes closer to you, and Lord, give us cause to rejoice continuously because we keep hearing of people, especially the young adults of Cedar Rapids, that have come to you.