Posts Tagged ‘elections’
November 6, 2022
“. . . We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act.” Daniel 9:18-19
O Lord help us to be better than we are.
Quick to forgive and slow to anger (James 1:19-21), seeking the still and quiet space where we might hear your voice.
Give us the will and wisdom to seek out truth, to turn away from those who cause deceit to prosper (Daniel 8:25),
from those who use your name and dishonor you with their actions (Matthew 15:8).
Restore in us a vision of one country, working together, towards liberty and justice for all.
Raise among us those who will lead with love and compassion and calming words,
so that we may be at peace and together find our way.
Guide us O Lord.
Amen
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Freedom
Autocracy
Seeing
Anxious
Turning Point
Preserving Our Democracy
Guide Us Towards Peace
Tags:compassion, country, deceit, election, elections, finding our way, love, peace, politics, Prayer, USA
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November 1, 2020
Thank you Lord, for our right to vote and have a say in our future.
May we use it wisely.
Thank you for those with the courage to seek change, for those willing to wait in long lines to help secure a better future, for those with hope.
And yet our anxiety rises. Will we be able to break through our economic and political shackles? Will we overcome our sins of division, of power, of factions, of failure to love? (Gal. 5:19)
May we become a better people than we are. Guide us and forgive us O Lord. Help us to choose what is noble, what is right, and what is admirable. (Php. 4:8) Help us to trust in you and your grace.
Amen
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October 25, 2020
Holy Spirit guide us.
Noise, fear, anger, surprise – constant and unrelenting – scrambles our focus, feeds our anxiety.
And we feel lost, wondering which way to go.
Show us your ways.
Ways of love, of courage, of compassion, of self-control.
Calm our troubled spirits and grant us wisdom.
Help us to follow where you would lead.
Amen.
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October 18, 2020
Today’s prayer is adapted from the Prayers and Thanksgivings in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer ##22 and 24.
Almighty God, to whom we must account for all of our powers and privileges, guide us as we elect our leaders and representatives.
Help us to accept our responsibilities to our fellow citizens, to move beyond self-interest, and to cast our votes for those who would promote the well-being of all people and administer our laws fairly.
Give us grace to forgive and courage to face our uncertain future together. Guide us past our fears and resentments and help us to act so that the rights of all might be protected and our nation enabled to fulfill your purposes.
We know that our individual choices aggregate to shape our country’s path. Help us find ways to care for one another and work together. Guide us that we might choose wisely, and build your kingdom, so we might be closer to it here on earth as it is in heaven.
Amen
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August 23, 2020
Help us to think clearly O Lord. Help us to think beyond the
- lies,
- mendacity,
- hyperbole,
- hypocrisy,
- finger-pointing, and
- incoherence.
Help us to find our way, through the noise. Help us move towards
- truth,
- sincerity,
- wisdom,
- compassion,
- coherence, and
- accountability for ourselves and those we elect.
Guide us, O Lord.
Amen
Tags:accountability, coherence, compassion, country, discernment, elections, finding our way, mendacity, noise, politics, Prayer, sincerity, truth, United States, USA, wisdom
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August 2, 2020
Today’s prayer is adapted from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer.
Lord, please help us protect our elections which are the heart of our democracy.
Guide us in our responsibilities as citizens that we may elect trustworthy leaders and make wise decisions for our common good.
Ensure the faithful administration of our voting processes so that the rights of all may be protected.
And in our thoughts and in our actions, help us to align ourselves with your justice and mercy and grace so that we might be a people at peace among ourselves.
Amen
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Prayers For Our Country 