Dear Father, we are filled with joy tonight that You have shown mercy on our nation once again, though we are not worthy, and given us a Godly leader who calls You Lord and Master. We ask for him, this day, extraordinary strength to accomplish the things You would have him accomplish in the coming four years. We ask that he might at all times seek first Your Kingdom and Your righteousness, and then go about the earthly tasks he must do. We ask that he might soar on wings as an eagle because he is renewed daily by sweet fellowship with His Savior. We ask that he might be disciplined in his study of Your word, and in prayer. We ask that he might be guided by Your voice in everything he does. Help him to think only on things that are pure and excellent, noble and lovely, and that his mind might be stayed on You.
We pray for blessing and protection for him and for Laura and all of his family. We especially pray tonight for his Cabinet, those that are leaving and those coming, that the transition might be smooth and gracious, and that there would be no problems as responsibilities go from one to another. We thank You for the nomination of Condoleezza Rice, and ask You for a special wisdom to be granted to her. Help her to seek You, Lord, as she takes on this awesome responsibility, and bring her closer to Your side. We pray for wisdom for the President in the selection of all new Cabinet members, that they might be members of a team whose goal it is to honor You, and to be obedient to Your leading.
We pray tonight for our brave military, and especially for those who are engaged in this great battle for Iraq. We ask that You might give them continued protection, and that there might be minimal casualties. We pray that Your presence might be felt as they encounter danger, and that they might have Your peace in battle. Grant healing to those who have suffered injury, and comfort for the families of those who have fallen. Lord, we thank You for these brave men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line for our freedom and safety.
And finally, Father, we pray for this nation. Lord, You have blessed us greatly with freedom and abundant riches, and we ask that we might be good stewards of the gifts You have bestowed upon us. Help us to be a beacon of light and truth to the world, and may Your children here in America remember not only to pray for the future of this country and its leaders, but also to be a witness to those around us of Your great love for us that caused You to send Your Son Jesus to sacrifice His life for our redemption. Thank You for that love, dear Lord! In the Name of Jesus, our strength and our Redeemer, we pray, Amen!
Please come and pray with us tonight!!
George, patron saint of the military.
"I guide you in the way of wisdom, and lead you along straight paths" Proverbs 4:11
Dear Father in Heaven, lead and guide our president this day and all the days of his life so that the voice of another he will not follow.
Lord,
Hear our prayers!
And thank you for answered prayers.
Amen.
Lord, my prayer is that the abhorrent murder of Margaret Hasson will shock the Islamic world into a deep, indeed agonizing, assessment of its culture and where its best interests truly lie.
The war on terrorism is the flash point of a collision of cultures. And more than that, it is the struggle of light against darkness, a struggle that penetrates both sides, for our culture is not pure light and neither is theirs pure darkness.
When something this disgraceful happens, especially on a regular basis, it is time for the people identifying with the perpetrators to examine themselves to see if indeed they are walking in light.
The battle is costly, dear Lord; we knew it would be. We ask for grace upon grace for all engaged on the side of light, especially those caught in the very jaws of darkness. Be their comfort and peace and refuge. May a way for them where there was no way. Delivery them, but let their blood, if it must be shed, not be shed in vain, but redeem it by the repentance of many.
Bring revival, O Lord, to our land and to the world, for the sake of innocent life and for the purpose of the spread of Your kingdom and the knowledge of Your presence.
I ask that You strengthen the president and all who seek to serve Your purposes in their respective positions. I lift Ms. Rice to You, and ask that You anoint her with authority commensurate with her new office.
Soldiers have fallen, killed and wounded. We ask grace and comfort and healing for them and their families. Through their sacrifice we see a nation being healed of decades-festering societal wounds. We see a degenerate media finally being called to account for its decades of lies against our best and our bravest. And we rejoice.
Help the struggling nations, O Lord. Help Your nation Israel to survive. Bring moral sanity to post-Christian Europe, which should know better. Bring light to the Palestinians, so deeply held in darkness.
Draw our hearts to You, the very Purpose of our existence.
Prayers up.
Joining you in prayer~
"May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever Amen."