As we continue through this Lenten season—a time of reflection, prayer, and preparation—let’s fix our hearts on Jesus and His ways.
Songs play a powerful role throughout Scripture. We see them in the Song of Solomon, Lamentations, and, as we’ve explored over the last six weeks, Psalms.
Time and time again, Jesus withdrew from the crowds to pray—to sing His heart-song before the Father.
Just as music tells a story and connects us to people, places, and memories, so does a nation sing its own song—an anthem that reflects its identity and deepest allegiance.
Consider God Bless America—a song that we often sing with pride in our hearts as Americans.
Yet how often do we pause to ask: Is our nation truly blessing God?
Psalm 67 gives us a different perspective. It reminds us that God’s blessings were never meant to stop with us but to flow through us so that all nations would come to know Him.
Too often, we seek God’s favor without offering Him our full allegiance.
We want His blessings—but do we live in a way that honors Him?
Do we pledge our devotion to God above all else, or do we put our own comfort, ambitions, or even our country before Him?
This Lent, let’s not just pray God bless America—let’s pray, America, bless God.
Let’s ask God to shape us into a nation that honors Him:
🙏 For our nation and all people to seek God’s Kingdom first, know Jesus, and bless others in His name.
🙏 For our nation to reflect God’s mercy and justice, treating all with dignity and living in unity, love, and service.
🙏 For our nation and all people to turn to Jesus, be empowered by the Holy Spirit, and pursue peace.
🙏 For those struggling in sin to repent and experience God’s hope, healing, and deliverance.
🙏 For wisdom, justice, and humility for our nation’s leaders at all levels.
🙏 For strong, Christ-centered marriages and families, filled with love, healing, and kindness.
🙏 For restoration in broken places, bringing renewal to our nation.
🙏 For all people to recognize God’s blessings and share them with others and the world.
Psalm 67 reminds us: true blessing is not about prosperity—it’s about knowing God and making Him known.
A nation that honors God is one that exalts righteousness, pursues justice, and lives in worship—not just in words, but in heart and deed.
And it starts with us.
May we be a people who seek first His Kingdom—so that His saving power might be known in every nation, beginning with our own.
See you at noon!
God Bless,
Pastor Alvin and Mallary Brown
Alvin@makingamosaic.com :: mallary@makingamosaic.com
General Prayer Requests & Updates
For evangelism to flourish so communities and campuses in the greater Fort Worth area will be reached, and the lost will see and experience the love of Christ and be drawn to his kingdom.
For signs and wonders to follow the preaching of His Word.
For team unity and laborers to help carry the load.
For finances and provisions.
For fully funded campus missionaries (2 per campus) to help reach the next generation — Texas Christian University (TCU), Tarrant County College (TCC), Texas Wesleyan University (TWU) and Tarleton State University – Fort Worth (TSU), University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), and Dallas Baptist University (DBU).
Alvin Brown, the Lead Pastor of Mosaic Church Fort Worth, brings over a decade of pastoral ministry experience and more than 20 years of operational and technical leadership expertise. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications Management from DeVry University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He enjoys spending quality time with his wife, Mallary, and their three children and contributing as a writer to various media outlets.
