Almighty God, at whose word all creation shakes, let mercy reign, and spare us from your righteous anger, that your children might live to praise you and turn from our foolish ways and onto your right paths, through Christ our Savior, who intercedes for us all before your throne in the Holy Spirit. Amen.
‘I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.’ – Jer. 4:26