Your Name is Wonderful; Your goodness is vast; and Your mercy is boundless. Though we are sinful, You loved us enough to send Your Son to die for us on the Cross of Calvary. Lord, we can but join the countless others through history who have said "I believe; help me in my unbelief." We strive but our efforts are weak. Yet You are always there for us -- guiding us, chastising us, supporting us, teaching us, loving us. Our hearts are filled with shame that we fall short of Your glory and yet they are also filled with joy that You forgive us and accept us into Your family. Praised be Your hallowed Name!
Lord, if anyone bears heavy burdens, it is our President. Having seen our beloved nation come under attack, he has tried valiantly to fight the enemy who would destroy our very way of life; and yet he has been met with resistance from surprising corners. He has come under personal attack as no president ever before and yet he has remained steadfast. He has tried to change the political air in Washington and has been thwarted by those who wish nothing more than to bring him down. He has been reviled by many, both foreign and domestic. And yet he still maintains a joy and a goodness that comes only from You. He does not retaliate against those who speak ill of him but tries to reach out to them. His witness is strong and yet it only subjects him to more invective. Continue to counsel him with Your wisdom and to write Your words and Your ways into his heart. Let him stay true to Your tenets though his temptation must be to lash out at those whose only purpose seems to be to discredit him. Grant him patience, discernment, peace, and love, O Lord, and continue to shine Your face upon him. Bless his family and lead them down the path of righteousness. We especially lift up his mother, Barbara, whose birthday was on Wednesday. We thank You for the blessing that she has been to our nation as both the wife and the mother of Presidents. Keep Laura and the twins under the shadow of Your wings, safe from all harm.
Lord, we are always mindful of those in our military, whether at home or abroad. They give up so much in service to our nation and we show them too little appreciation. Watch over those who are in hostile lands; be their Shield and Defender. Hold their families close and guide them as they go through each day concerned about the well-being of their loved ones. Let those whose heroes have fallen know of Your presence and Your great love for them that they may find some consolation in their grief.
We thank You for the strong allies that we have such as Great Britain, Australia, Poland, and other nations who fight with us against terrorism. Their sacrifices have been great yet their friendship has remained strong.
Father, we pray for those in our governments, whether local or national. Let them put aside their own ambitions and seek to do what is best for all. Let their agenda be Yours, O Lord, and not their own greedy wants and desires. Place in them a desire to seek a culture of life, protecting the unborn. Forgive us, O Lord, and revive us that we may bring honor and glory to Your Name. In the Name and for the sake of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Please, dear God, protect our President and his family, give him and his advisers continued wisdom and courage in the face of the critics, and help them be pursuasive to keep the American people by their side.
And give wisdom to the American people to see his devotion to the US and the American people, and see through the lies of the critics.
Lift up our hearts, O King of kings,
To brighter hopes and kindlier things;
To visions of a larger good,
And holier dreams of brotherhood.
Thy world is weary of its pain;
Of selfish greed and fruitless gain;
Of tarnished honor, falsely strong,
And all its ancient deeds of wrong.
Hear Thou the prayer Thy servants pray,
Uprising from all lands today,
And o’er the vanquished powers of sin,
O bring Thy great salvation in.
~ Words: John H. B. Masterman
Agreeing with your Lovely Prayer, and Praising our God with you!
O Lord, help our President to cast all his burdens upon You, for You will sustain him. You will lead him with the right hand of Your righteousness. Thank You for Your faithfulness to him in times of plenty and in times of want. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Amen. Thank you, Kayak.
I continue to bless You, Father, because you have anointed this man to be our President at this time. Because he has Your calling and ability, I believe that You will show him by Your Spirit of Truth things that are to come and give him a vision for this nation and solutions for its problems. It is not in man, but in You that we trust.
We appreciate Your great goodness towards us, Father, that we live where we do at the time that we do. We are honored to be called Sons of God and thank You for it.
In Jesus' name, Amen