Day 10: 100 day prayer challenge for President Barack Obama
Answered prayers and soft words. from Ecclesiastes 9:11; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Daniel 4:1-25; James 4:3; Proverbs 15:1
Heavenly Father, we thank you for answered prayers, and the patience and wisdom displayed by President Barack Obama when he spoke to the Muslim world through the Al-Arabiya Network on Monday.
On Saturday Lord, we prayed our president would gather facts before acting and on Monday he told the Muslim world that his instructions to his envoy George Mitchell were to listen and not dictate.
On Tuesday Lord, we prayed that our president and Republican leaders would work meet together that day in a bi-partisan spirit to discuss our country's economic stimulus plan. Reports on Wednesday indicated that they did have a civil and productive meeting, and that the participants complimented each other's demeanor and willingness to work together and to listen.
Father we do not presume to always know when Your hand is at work. Your word says that time and chance happen to all men. But, we also know that You have instructed us to pray to You on behalf of our leaders. We have done as You have instructed. We have not asked amiss. Whether our prayers were answered through Your providence, or by chance, we have been blessed and we thank You.
We thank You also Lord for the maturity and wisdom displayed by President Obama. During his campaign, he promised to listen to all sides of every issue. His conduct on Monday and Tuesday displayed a willingness to keep this promise. We pray that he continues to do so on every issue in the years ahead.
Thank You God for a leader who publicly demonstrated the wisdom in Your proverb, "a soft answer turns away wrath," when he told the Muslim community that America is not its enemy.
Lord, we know our president is not perfect, nor is the nation of citizens he leads, but we are thankful to You for the blessings we have. We will continue to work to improve ourselves. We will continue to pray that our president and nation will follow Your will, and that You will continue to bless them both.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for answered prayers, and the patience and wisdom displayed by President Barack Obama when he spoke to the Muslim world through the Al-Arabiya Network on Monday.
On Saturday Lord, we prayed our president would gather facts before acting and on Monday he told the Muslim world that his instructions to his envoy George Mitchell were to listen and not dictate.
On Tuesday Lord, we prayed that our president and Republican leaders would work meet together that day in a bi-partisan spirit to discuss our country's economic stimulus plan. Reports on Wednesday indicated that they did have a civil and productive meeting, and that the participants complimented each other's demeanor and willingness to work together and to listen.
Father we do not presume to always know when Your hand is at work. Your word says that time and chance happen to all men. But, we also know that You have instructed us to pray to You on behalf of our leaders. We have done as You have instructed. We have not asked amiss. Whether our prayers were answered through Your providence, or by chance, we have been blessed and we thank You.
We thank You also Lord for the maturity and wisdom displayed by President Obama. During his campaign, he promised to listen to all sides of every issue. His conduct on Monday and Tuesday displayed a willingness to keep this promise. We pray that he continues to do so on every issue in the years ahead.
Thank You God for a leader who publicly demonstrated the wisdom in Your proverb, "a soft answer turns away wrath," when he told the Muslim community that America is not its enemy.
Lord, we know our president is not perfect, nor is the nation of citizens he leads, but we are thankful to You for the blessings we have. We will continue to work to improve ourselves. We will continue to pray that our president and nation will follow Your will, and that You will continue to bless them both.
Labels: prayer challenge, President Barack Obama
posted by Bill Blue at Thursday, January 29, 2009
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