Prayer6

Our Father and our God, we come to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the Lord all. You are the one who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. You are the one who knows the end from the beginning. You are the one who asked: “Who is able to advise the Spirit of the LORD? Who knows enough to be his teacher or counselor? You are the one who said: “If you need wisdom—if you want to know what God wants you to do—ask Him, and He will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking.” It is you who told us what wisdom could do for us if we would only receive it and apply it to our lives. Your Word says, “Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you.” Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do!

So today, with this understanding of whom you are and what you want to give to us, we remember Your Word: “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone asks, receives, and everyone who seeks, finds, and everyone who knocks, it is opened unto him.”

We know that we are required by You to pray for those in authority. Paul the Apostle said, “I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. As you make your requests, plead for God’s mercy upon them and give thanks. Pray this way for kings and all others who are in authority, so that we can live in peace and quietness, in godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior, for he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and people. He is the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message that God gave to the world at the proper time.”

We now ask in faith that Almighty God will endow the President of the United States, George W. Bush, with mercy and wisdom. We pray for wise counselors to surround him and give him sound advice. Your Word says, “Without wise leadership, a nation falls; with many counselors, there is safety.” We also pray as Paul the Apostle prayed: “Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.”

We ask for that same wisdom and mercy for the Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney. May he listen to wise counselors who have godly wisdom.

We ask for divine wisdom and mercy for the Attorney General, John Ashcroft. Preserve his integrity and may his faith in the God of all the earth who will do right, prevail upon him in this trying time, to deal honestly, fairly, and render true justice in every situation.

May every member of the President’s cabinet be truly endowed by Your wisdom and mercy. May they not forget the God of the universe who made them who they are and placed them where they are!

We ask for mercy and wisdom for our United States Senators :_______________________________________________,
and :_______________________________________, and for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Haster.
May they reverence You in their decision making process. May they ask you for divine guidance in each sisuation they are placed in. May they not compromise with evil and may they walk only in Your paths.

We ask Your special favor of wisdom and mercy upon the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Reinquest. May he remember that some day he will answer to the highest court of the Universe and stand before the eternal judge of all mankind. Please preserve his mind, health, and his strength in these parlous times.

May all the associate justices of this highest court in our land be brought before You to be examined by You, that they too would adhere to Your divine wisdom and receive Your grace and mercy so as to spare our nation from Your wrath because of our wickedness.

May these leaders of our great country, one nation under God, be submissive to Your will. If they will not obey You, may they be removed and the court be restored with good judges and wise counselors as You said through Isaiah the prophet.