Righteous judge of all nations, keep us from sliding into evil and forgetting your character and your ways, that we would not call for justice against ourselves and bring about our own destruction, through Christ our savior, who abides with you and the Holy Spirit in perfect unity, now and forever. Amen.
‘And at another moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, but if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will change my mind about the good that I had intended to do to it.’ – Jer. 18:9-10