[ohioWfan]

Dear Heavenly Father, we are so thankful that we can come before Your Holy throne, as Sovereign God and Ruler over all, and bring before You our prayers and petitions.

Today we bring before You, our President, and Your servant, George W. Bush, and lift him up in prayer for the debate tonight. We pray that this day, he is filled with Your Holy Spirit in power and in love, that he is able to spend much time in prayer and in study of Your word in preparation for tonight, that he be granted peace and calm in the face of an evil enemy who has no qualms about lying and distorting the truth.

We pray that President Bush sense Your presence all day today, and know that he is being surrounded by angels and lifted up in prayer by thousands upon thousands. We pray that he be humble before You and that You keep him from any pride or self-aggrandizement, but recognize that every gift he has is from You, dear Lord. We pray that the Spirit of the Living God would fall upon him anew; that You would melt him, mold him, fill him and use him for Your glory, dear Father. Help him to be able to clearly articulate the strength and wisdom of the positions he has taken, and help the American people to see the truth of what he says, and see the goodness in his heart.

Bless Laura and the girls, Lord, and grant them peace of mind as well. Protect them all from those who would do them harm, and grant them abundant blessing in their lives.

We continue to pray for our military, especially serving in harm's way, that You would protect them from harm, and give them comfort. We pray as well for our nation, that we might turn from our wicked ways so that this land might be healed. We thank You that You have given us a leader who does pray, and we ask that You might continue to use President Bush to lead us back to righteousness and Your laws. In the strong name of Jesus, who is the Christ, I pray, Amen!

[Wonderama]

Thank you..and God Bless

[ohioWfan]

I would direct you to this special Debate Prayer thread today, as our PRAY for PRESIDENT BUSH prayer thread!

THANK you for your faithfulness in prayer!!

[MEG33]

Amen..

[OPS4]

God Bless our President. Jesus please help George W. Speak forceful truth thru your Spirit.Amen!

Ops4 God Bless America!

[Polyxene]

Amen and Amen. What a beautiful prayer! I pray for President Bush, our country and our troops throughout the day -- every day.

[Libertina]

I'll join you in prayer, ohioWfan!

[kayak]

Psalm 5

¹ Give ear to my words, O LORD ,
consider my sighing.
² Listen to my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
³ In the morning, O LORD , you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.

⁴ You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;
with you the wicked cannot dwell.
⁵ The arrogant cannot stand in your presence;
you hate all who do wrong.
⁶ You destroy those who tell lies;
bloodthirsty and deceitful men
the LORD abhors.

⁷ But I, by your great mercy,
will come into your house;
in reverence will I bow down
toward your holy temple.
⁸ Lead me, O LORD , in your righteousness
because of my enemies-
make straight your way before me.

⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their heart is filled with destruction.
Their throat is an open grave;
with their tongue they speak deceit.
¹⁰ Declare them guilty, O God!
Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,
for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
¹² For surely, O LORD , you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Psalm 5

¹ Give ear to my words, O LORD ,
consider my sighing.
² Listen to my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
³ In the morning, O LORD , you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.

⁴ You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;
with you the wicked cannot dwell.
⁵ The arrogant cannot stand in your presence;
you hate all who do wrong.
⁶ You destroy those who tell lies;
bloodthirsty and deceitful men
the LORD abhors.

⁷ But I, by your great mercy,
will come into your house;
in reverence will I bow down
toward your holy temple.
⁸ Lead me, O LORD , in your righteousness
because of my enemies-
make straight your way before me.

⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their heart is filled with destruction.
Their throat is an open grave;
with their tongue they speak deceit.
¹⁰ Declare them guilty, O God!
Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,
for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
¹² For surely, O LORD , you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

[bayourod]

Amen

[Sea2ShiningSea]

Dear Ohio,
Allow me to introduce myself. I joined FR as a poster back in April but prior to that I lurked on the daily dose for nearly a year. I feel as I almost know you and Eric. I cried tears of joy at your pictures when Eric returned home safely from Iraq because I followed your posts and prayed for him often. I find much faith and solace in your posts. Anyway, my point is ... hello ... and your life has touched mine. I haven't been to the dose much as I have been so busy following all of these live threads with the election heating up! I have yet to post on the dose, but I will.
I am very thankful for this thread of prayer for our President. What a beautiful prayer you have posted and I plan to repeat it today several times, plus a few of my own, however, my words aren't so eloquent!
I am so glad there will be a prayer thread for tonight. I trust my President but he surely needs the prayer and grace and mercy of our Lord.
Be talking to ya ....
Sea2ShiningSea

[DrDeb]

. . . joining you in prayer [I'll be praying for our dear president all day, but have committed a full hour at noon]!!!

[dawn53]

As I was reading the Psalms a couple months ago, these words seem to jump out at me as especially appropo to pray for our President.

Psalm 5:8-12

8 O Lord, lead me in thy righeousness because of my foes:
Make my way straight before me.

9 There is nothing reliable in what they say;
Their inward part is destruction itself;
Their mouth is an open grave;
They flatter with their tongue.

10 Hold them guilty, O God;
By their own devices let them fall!
In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them
out, For they are rebellious against Thee.

11 But let all who take refuge in Thee be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And mayest Thou shelter them,
That those who love Thy name may exult in Thee.

12 For it is Thou who dost bless the righteous man, O Lord,
Thou dost surround him with favor as with a shield.

[kinsman redeemer]

I am fasting for the President. When hunger pangs, I pray. God is good.

Lord, Please give perfect comfort to President Bush today and tonight. Give him accurate and effective words. Lord, protect him from distraction and keep his mind steadfast on You. Lord - I ask that you give him clarity of thought.

Lord God - I ask that give President Bush powerful words that shed Truth and Light on the hearts of those who witness the power of Man of Truth - Jesus Christ! I ask, Father, that the President will reveal his purpose, his goals, and his plan for our nation, but mostly - I ask that his purpose, goal, and plan will be YOURS only.

Bless this Nation, Father. Bring to nothing the forces of evil - both foreign and domestic, who desire to bring an end to this nation. Bless the people who are working to ensure security and liberty for us and for those who are tasting freedom for the first time - Bless them in a powerful way so that all can agree that You are a Might God and that your Way is True and Right.

I ask these things in the precious Name of our LORD and Savior - Jesus Christ

Amen

[maestro]

Amen,.......Infinite Grace and Mercy,.......In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

(Romans 10:17)

[Linda Sandoval]

Heavenly Father,

We thank you for hearing our prayers. We pray that You give President Bush wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment. Guide his every word and call to remembrance the things You would have him say. Help him to clarify his decisions, like decisions he made to protect the American people. Help him to explain with heartfelt words that only You knew the truth, and everyone else, including Kerry, believed Saddam was a serious threat, and as president he had protect us. When the president is attacked as misleading, lying... we ask YOU to give him words that would shock Kerry quiet. When the president is attacked for taking out Saddam remind the president your words:
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
We praise You no matter what happens. In Your Son Jesus name. Amen

[bella1]

I am fasting and praying all day today for Gods blessing to be on our president and that God will open the eyes of the people across this land to vote for this man. Fellow believers, this is no time to be timid. We need to convince our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who for some reason vote Democratic, that there is a clear choice in this election between one who seeks Gods face and one who doesn't. Now is the time to open our mouths and take a stand.

[Kewz1]

That was so beautiful! Thank you and amen!

[maridee]

Thank You!!!! and
Amen

[mystery-ak]

I said the Rosary today to our Blessed Virgin..... Dear Mary, Mother of Jesus,...please hear our prayers.....

[Kitty Mittens]

In agreement with your lovely prayer, dear sister!

[small voice in the wilderness]

Amen.

Father, we pray that Satan will be bound tonight as President Bush speaks from his heart those things You would have him say. We pray the enemy will be destroyed by their own cunning. Light the path that You would have our president follow, and guide and strengthen him for the journey. Remove the scales from those who are blinded by lust, greed, and ignorance. Touch their hearts and confirm in their souls Your will. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.