Prayer based on Acts 8

Sovereign Lord, You have promised that Your truth would not be stopped in Jerusalem, but that it would be heard in all Judea, Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth. As that Word moved forward through Your apostles, many believed even among those who had formally been committed to pagan practices. So many in every age are committed to the worship of money, or think that they can buy the gift of God. You will bring Your Word even to men such as this. You will open the minds of many tribes through Your great power. The faith that comes to one man can eventually touch millions of people once securely bound in the slavery of idolatry. Grant to many people the joy of new life as Your servants are baptized into a community of living hope.