Prayer For The Nation

This would have been more appropriate as a post last night to time it right for today’s National Day of Prayer. Still, nothing should stop us from continuing to intercede in behalf of our nation on a daily basis.

Here is a prayer written by Max Lucado this year entitled, “Prayer For The Nation”:

Dear God,
Not to us, O LORD, but to you goes all the glory.
We depend on you. You give birth and breath and determine our days.
You make every nation and set every boundary.
We exist by your power.
We exist for your glory. Showcase your power through this land.
Display your justice in our courts, wisdom in our governments, guidance in our schools and love in our homes.
Have mercy upon our sins.
We have disrespected your Word, disregarded your gifts, discarded your children. We are sorry. Forgive us, dear Father.
Grant strength to all our leaders.
May they serve you first and honor you most.
Remind us of the brevity of this life and the beauty of the next.
Prepare our souls for the day we meet you in eternity.
This we pray in your holy name.
Amen.

Please take the time to pray as often as you can for the following:

U.S. Government Officials
President: George W. Bush
Vice President: Dick Cheney
Secretary of State: Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of Defense: Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of the Treasury: John Snow
Attorney General: Alberto Gonzales
National Security Advisor:Stephen J. Hadley
Director of National Intelligence: John Negroponte
Secretary of the Interior: Gale Norton
Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Johanns
Secretary of Commerce: Carlos Gutierrez
Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao
Secretary of Transportation: Norman Mineta
Secretary of Energy: Samuel W. Bodman
Secretary of Education: Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Jim Nicholson
Secretary of Health & Human Services: Michael O. Leavitt
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development: Alphonso Jackson
Secretary of Homeland Security: Michael Chertoff
All Branches of the Armed Forces
U.S. Supreme Court