Prayer for Black Males

Heavenly Father, we come this morning to pray, You said the prayers of the righteous avails much and we are made righteous through the precious, soul cleansing blood of Jesus.

And so we come, we come Lord to pray for the safety and wellbeing of Black men everywhere. You see the injustices, the dangers and the perils they face in their everyday lives. You know their every sleepless night. You see each tear and the heartache they deal with perpetually. Father, Jesus was despised and rejected — a Man of Sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief and so we know you understand our pain.

Lord, we pray you place a hedge of protection around our Black boys and men, we pray Your grace and mercy over our sons, our brothers, our husbands, our fathers, our grandfathers, our uncles, our cousins, our nephews; Lord we pray for every Black man, those we know and love and those we’ve never met, for they all belong to you.

Father we pray You will build them up where they’re torn down, encourage those who are discouraged, Lord lift them from the despair, the depression and oppression they face at the hands of those who would only see and judge them on their outward appearance, never seeing their hearts.

Father, our Black men face discouragement, disappointment, and anger, but we know that You are mighty to deliver. Because of Your mighty hand, You will drive out the forces that have set themselves up against them. You are the Lord, Yahweh, the Promise-Keeper, the Almighty One.

Lord, we know they are not inferior, as some dare to think, for you created them in Your image, and they are Your workmanship. Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is in them. Father, we are calling upon You, oh God, to rescue our Black men; to redeem their lives in peace from the battle of hopelessness that is against them. We cast our burdens on You, Lord, we release the weight of them, and You sustain us; You will never allow the consistently righteous to be moved, made to slip, fall, or fail.

Hopelessness lies in wait to swallow them up or trample them all day long. Whenever they are afraid, please give them confidence; help them put their trust and reliance in You. By Your help, God, let them praise Your Word; help them lean and rely on You, let them confidently put their trust in you; Lord help them to not fear.

Father God, please help them to run this race with patient endurance and steady and active persistence, help them run the appointed course that is set before them. Father we rebuke the spirit of fear, for they are established in righteousness. Oppression and destruction shall not come near them. There are those who may gather together and stir up strife, but it is not from You, Father. We declare that whoever stirs up strife against them shall fall and surrender to them. Lord we proclaim, our Black men are more than conquerors through Him Who loves them, through Christ Jesus.

Father, we give You all our worries and cares, for You are always thinking about us and watching everything that concerns us. Our men are well-balanced and careful — vigilant, watching out for attacks from Satan, the great enemy. By Your grace they are standing firm, trusting You, and remembering that others all around the world are witnessing their sufferings and standing and marching with them too. You, God, are full of kindness through Christ and will give them Your eternal glory. In the name of Jesus, we declare we are overcomers by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimonies.

In the matchless, miracle working and powerful name of Jesus I pray

Amen.