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Mary, just to let you know, over the past three years I've become convinced that God calls people to intercerssion as a specific ministry, and while all prayer is intercession, I believe that some people are given a special giftedness to be able to hear and pray very specifically for concerns, particularly when God is about to do something very specific. I need to tell you that this comes from someone -- myself -- who was raised in a liberal United Methodist church, who came to Christ while in college, and attended a conservative Baptist church for most of my adult life. So, while some may consider "intercessory prayer" or "Intercessors" a bit suspect...well, I did too over three years ago. No longer.

In short, I believe in the ministry of intercession; I believe God has called together certain people to pray specifically for this country and for its leadership which allows them to pray effectively and very specifically, and I believe that collectively these intercessors have an access into the mind and will of God on these particular matters that should be heeded by the larger church.

I do, too. There are the "generals of intercession" such as Cindy and Mike Jacobs, Dutch Sheets, Peter Wagner, Rick Joyner, Chuck Pierce, etc. who have been given the unction and anointing to pray over places like Washington (Dutch Sheets is the designated intercessor for Washington)D.C. and other cities. In fact, Dutch Sheets and others have been given the order to go to every state and pray, holding large prayer meetings.

I was brought up mostly in the Episcopal and Methodist Churches, got saved in a Baptist Church, filled with the Holy Spirit in a pentecostal church. So, I call myself an "episcamethabapticostal." I know that people are gifted with intercession. I have the watchman on the wall gifting and call others to pray as I see a need. We all have a part in praying and I do believe because of it, our President is safe today. We must never stop, no matter WHO the president is. Perhaps if we had prayed more and criticized Clinton less, things would have been different. Who will ever know?

Elijah List has a 24 hour around the clock prayer chain that people can join for the express purpose of praying for our president and his family, no matter WHO that president is.

Thanks for your post. I appreciate it. I sometimes feel like a voice crying in the wilderness (smile). Love, Maryxxx