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Praying for Digital Resilience

Ordinary Time (Second Section)Defence, Cyber Resilience and PeacebuildingWeek 34 · Day 2

Scripture References

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Old Testament

Psalm 121:1-8

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

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4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is your keeper. The LORD is your shade on your right hand.

6 The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.

8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.

New Testament

1 Peter 5:6-11

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,

7 casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

8 Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

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9 Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

10 But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

11 To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Thought for the Day

Psalm 121 lifts our eyes from the illusion of self-protection. Help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. He does not doze at his post. He keeps watch with faithful attention.

Peter writes to a people who know pressure and danger. He tells them to humble themselves under God’s mighty hand, to cast their anxieties on him, and to be alert. There is a real adversary. But there is also a real promise: the God of all grace will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish.

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Digital life can train us into a particular kind of fear: a constant vigilance, a sense that threat is everywhere and trust is foolish. Yet resilience is not paranoia. It is steadiness under God: a watchfulness that does not become cruelty, and a security that does not become idolatry. In public life, resilience means protecting what is entrusted: people’s data, essential services, vulnerable communities, and the truthfulness by which society holds together.

Lord, keep us. Give wisdom to those who guard digital spaces, and humility to those who hold power. Protect the vulnerable from exploitation and exposure. And teach your Church to live without panic: watchful, truthful, and at peace beneath your keeping.

Prayer Points

Respond
  • Protect people and institutions from cyber harm, fraud, and exploitation, especially the vulnerable.
  • Give wisdom and integrity to those responsible for digital security and resilience.
  • Restrain those who use technology to intimidate, steal, or destroy; bring justice to hidden wrongdoing.
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  • Deliver us from fear-driven suspicion; teach us steady vigilance without panic.
  • Make the Church truthful and calm, able to support neighbours who have been harmed online.
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