We thank You for another day of life and hope. We are so unworthy and yet You continue to pour out Your blessings upon us. Your goodness and mercy are beyond compare. You have the power and the might to calm the fiercest storm, to part the sea, to stop the earth in its path around the sun -- yet You also have the gentleness and compassion to ease our fears, to comfort us when we are in anguish, even to know when a sparrow has fallen. You are, indeed, the Lord God Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; our Rock and our Redeemer. We praise Your blessed Name!
Lord, we pray for those in authority, from kings and presidents to local officials. Guide them to make decisions that are within Your will and place a burden in their hearts to act for the greater good rather than to be driven by baser motives such as greed and power and ego.
We especially pray for President Bush as he leads our nation in truly perilous times. We thank You that You have helped to carry his heavy load and that You sustain him with Your Word. Let Your wisdom dwell within him that he may act according to Your will. We are grateful that You have given him a wife as lovely and gracious as Laura to stand by his side; and we admire their fidelity to each other and to You. Enrich their marriage more with each passing day and watch over them and their family, keeping them safe from all harm.
Those who serve our nation in the military are ever in our hearts and minds, O Lord. Let them know of Your presence with them as they face harsh conditions and a brutal enemy while being subjected to baseless criticism by politicians and the media. Encourage them and give them strength and cunning in fighting the foes of liberty. Keep their families under the shadow of Your wings, O Lord, and be by their sides as they endure the absence of their loved ones.
As we approach the birthday of our nation, our thoughts turn to the sacrifices, the wisdom, and the bravery of our Founding Fathers and those who fought for our freedom. You have truly blessed our land above all others and we are grateful for the blessings of living in America. And yet with each day that passes we see more of our moral and legal heritage being destroyed by those who heed the prince of darkness and seek to destroy all that is pure and good and true. Forgive us, O Lord, for tarnishing Your precious gift; renew in our nation a fervor to know You and to follow Your laws, given not for Your sake but for ours. Bless America, our home sweet home! In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.
Let us lift our voices in praise to God.
Praying for Gods grace on our president. Grant him wisdom and favor in the upcoming supreme court nominations