Afghanistan

Dear God,

We pray for the nation Afghanistan,
That you protect it from harm and from evil,

From the evil of the corruption of men,
and from harm of the corruption of men.

That the people may not put their hopes on human political struggles that are doomed to fail,

of King Zahir, President Daoud, Communist Mohd Taraki, Nationalist Hafizullah Amin, Soviets of Moscow, Muhajideen Freedom Fighters, the ruthless Wahhabi Talibans, and the new American hegemony.

From the extremes of Wahhabism,
From totalitarian regimes,
From naive socialist utopias,
and the from the failures of Western liberal humanism,

We pray that you grant the country,
peace, security and stability,
tolerance and progress,
love and justice,
life and light,

We pray that You would rebuilt the country,
and Your people would be actively involved in nation-building,
and Your name be glorified among its people,

The zeal of the Lord will complete this.

Amen.