President's Day is next Monday, February 21st. It is the holiday when we celebrate two great presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It would seem appropriate to lift a prayer in thankfulness for those who have led our nation, and even more so, to pray for our current president, Barak Obama.
Let us pray....
O God who steers the course of the mighty winds and lays the depths of the oceans, you have lifted up nations across the seas of time. Many civilizations have come and gone like the grass growing in the summer sun. Our nation has filled its place in time with greatness as well as with shame. It has affected the lives of millions who seek their own goodness and freedom.
We pray for our president, Lord, that you will bless him with wisdom and his time of office might be used for the ways of peace and justice. We ask that his policies and decisions impact our work, our play, our jobs and our freedoms with prosperity and hope. Bless the choices of the president and the congress so the blessings of justice be multiplied for all the citizens of the world. Let our nation be free of the injustices that create poverty, disease and crime. May President Obama be sheltered in safety as he leads us. We pray in the name of the one who reigns now, and forever, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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