A Prayer for Japan

I was at the shrine closest to my house (shrines are my new favorite place to "get away from it all"), when I felt the need to pray this prayer. I don't generally write them down, but this one I felt compelled to. It went something like this:

[Entry from journal - 11.Jun.09]

Father,

I pray that you would make my heart break for the Japanese people. I love them, for sure, and I desire that they would know you and love you. I even feel that, to some small extent, I've been faithful in this. However, I want my heart to break. I want tears of loving sorrow to fill my eyes each time I consider just how spiritually lost Japan is as a whole.

I don't want to forget why I'm here: to love the Japanese people and to serve them, bringing glory to your name in the process by sharing with them the love that Jesus showed to all of us. Help me to never stop loving.

Thank you, Father :D