At the U.S. Capitol on Thursday morning, Bishop John Guernsey (Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic) and Bishop Julian Dobbs (Diocese of the Living Word) prayed The Great Litany, which for centuries Christians have prayed in times of national crisis, seeking God’s forgiveness and deliverance. Wherever you are today, you can join them using the prayers on page 91 of the Book of Common Prayer: http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/.../12-Great-Litany.docx

Archbishop Foley Beach join in praying this collect from the Book of Common prayer:

Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favor and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure conduct. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom, in thy Name, we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all of which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP, p. 657)