Romans 5: 1-2
Posted on 11/02/2004 1:07:04 AM PST by kayak
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Peace. Grace. Rejoicing. Hope. What wonderful words You give us to bring us comfort and calm when we most need it. How blessed we are to serve a living God who knows us down to the number of hairs on our heads and who loves us enough, in spite of our sinfulness, to have sent His only begotten Son to earth to show us how to live and to pay the price for our sins on the Cross of Calvary. O Lord, we bow before You in praise and adoration!
We lift up to You our President, George W. Bush, knowing that You hold him in the palm of Your hand. Father, fill his mind with Your wisdom and discernment and fill his soul with ever-growing faith and peace. Keep him humble enough to know that his strength comes from You and not from within himself. Watch over him and his family and let no harm come to them.
We pray for those working at the polls this day; let them stay refreshed and alert that they may carry out their duties well. Stay the hand of those who would cause mischief and violence. Speak to the hearts of those who are voting, making Your will known to them as they cast their ballots, pricking their consciences on matters such as the unborn; the sanctity of marriage; the rule of law; the nobility of the fight against terrorists for the sake of all mankind; and values such as integrity, honesty, and forthrightness.
Lord, we pray for our nation; we desire a return to times when Your name was hallowed throughout our land and when Your commandments were on the lips and in the hearts of all. Forgive us, O Lord, and revive us that we may once again be that shining city on a hill, casting our beacon light for all the world to see the goodness, fairness, and honor that come from a nation that serves You and seeks to please You.
We lift up to You those who have served in our military, both past and present. Thank You for all those who have made great sacrifices, even unto death, to defend and preserve the freedoms that You bestowed upon us. Give courage and cunning to those who battle the forces of darkness and keep their families wrapped in Your loving arms.
We ask all these things in the Name of Jesus, our Lord and our Savior. Amen.
Thank you so much for this prayer! All I can say is Amen!
Thy love divine hath led us in the past,
In this free land by Thee our lot is cast,
Be Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide and Stay,
Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.
From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence,
Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defense;
Thy true religion in our hearts increase,
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.
Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way,
Lead us from night to never ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine.
~ Words: Daniel C. Roberts
Thank you for joining us in prayer.
An Election Day Prayer
by Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos
On this day, our Father, as we take a stand,
we kneel at the outset to pray for our land.
You've given us freedom to worship and pray
as well as to choose those who see things Your way.
With thanks for the Rights that our forefathers wrote,
we're grateful, dear God, for the privilege to vote.
The campaigning's over. The words-war is past.
The day for deciding is here at long last.
Assist those officials in each polling place.
Imbue them with patience and smiles on each face.
Keep systems from failing and shysters from fraud.
In all of the details be present, O God.
Prompt those apathetic to break from routines
that keep them from levers and voting machines.
When we cast our ballots please help us think straight
quite mindful of what we should value and hate.
We're asking that those who revere You will win.
Our nation needs leaders who won't wink at sin.
Because there's so much that is really at stake,
accomplish Your plans through the choices we make.
As totals are tallied and losers concede,
be near them and comfort their hearts as they bleed.
Remind those victorious they answer to You
in laws that they pass and in all that they do.
And as this Election Day draws to a close,
help us to make peace with the outcomes we chose. Amen.
Thank you for that link and for your prayers.
What a wonderful prayer! Amen!
In the name of Jesus Christ ,Amen
Thank you for adding your voice to the chorus of prayers.
Thy will be done not mine. God Bless our troops and President Bush. Grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
To God be the glory! He has the power to still the waves and calm the storm.
Thank you for your prayers.
Amen! Lord, also, thank you for encouraging your sons and daughters with a true leader who performs for an audience of One and who does not seek the applause of men. We have been blessed and reminded of all things good and just, and of your presence here, with us. If it be your will, Lord, four more years would be great! :)
Amen!
Thy will be done. Amen.
Hear us, Merciful Sovereign, as we cry out to Thee from before Your Throne of Glory, pleading for Your Unmerited Favor to be shed Abundantly upon our unworthy Nation this day. We do not deserve that which we seek, but appeal to Thee on the basis of the Infinite Merit of Christ the Only Savior. O Father my King, I join Your beloved ones all across this land, pleading for Thy Compassionate Mercies to fall upon our America; O God our Deliver, forgive us for all of our gross iniquities; remember Thou the prayers of our Godly ancestors, and our Founders who gave their lives and fortunes for the sake of us all, and for the Glory of our Great and Glorious God!
O Sovereign God of Justice, come and deliver us this day! Cast Thou our sins behind Thy back, for Thy Mercies' Sake, and for the sake of generations of Veterans who sacrificed their lives that we could be free from the tyranny of wicked and evil men. See Your cherished children, kneeling in Worship before You now, interceeding on behalf of their countrymen; see our tears, my King, and feel the anguish of our Redeemed hearts as we lament the iniquity all around us, and yet adjure Thee by Christ to be Merciful, to remember Thy Pity in Righteous Judgement. Pardon our iniquities, O Lord and Master of Grace, for the sake of Thy little ones who are pleading before Thy Throne.
Eternal Father Jehovah, forget not our love and support of Your chosen people Israel! O Father, Dearest Father, Your Israel we honor above all others, knitting them to us with the ties of Sovereign Grace. Remember, Beloved Lord, that Your servant George Bush cut Arafat off completely, refusing to meet with him even one time, labeling him as the terrorist and thug he truly is! O, have Mercy upon us, Sweet King, for the sake of our regard for Your beloved Israel! Cast us not away, but revive us as a Nation again!
We are guilty, O Lord our God; we make no excuse for our wickedness and depravity, for the iniquitous defense of perversion, for the merciless slaughter of the unborn. We stand condemned and worthy of severest Judgement, but, O Father of Limitless Mercies, revive us once again! We beg for Thy Sovereign Spirit to fall upon our America, for the sake of the Godly and the Patriots who went before us, save us, Lord of Life, our Blessed Redeemer! Your children are pleading and crying before Thee; our Nations Patriots would with importunity implore Thee: show us Thy Mercies, our Great God and King of Infinite Love!
Merciful Master, we Thank You for hearing our prayers for our Nation, praying all things in Your Powerful and Holy Name, and for the Glory of our Christ, we bow contritely in Reverent Humility before You; hear us, Great King! O hear us, amen.
I'm on my way to the polls as a judge in Summit County, Ohio. Thank you so much for your comforting words as I spend the next 14 hours at Woodridge HS. God will be there with me.
Have a great day!!
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