A PRAYER FOR THE PRESIDENT

Dear Lord,

The news is full of all the headlines of the war overseas. Lord you know we have so many of our family and friends over there.  Everyday you hear of some military person who will be coming home...but not to be greeted with smiles and laughter,  but by tears and broken hearts.

Lord,  I am not to say whether this war was neccessary or not,  or to question who is at fault for our presence there.  All I am here to say is that in this horrible time we are living in that NOW it is only right to finish what we started so that all of the lives that were lost were NOT in vain.  Lord,  We are NOT to judge who is right and who is wrong,  you simply tell us in your word that we as Christians MUST pray for our leaders.  There was a time when I was a little girl that I heard my Daddy speak about how the presidents and our forefathers ran this country trusting in GOD.  They were not ashamed of CRYING out to GOD in times of trouble.  Even in Bible days the GREATEST KINGS were those who served a MIGHTY GOD,  those who saught your council,  and those who prayed to you without ceasing. 

Today We need NOT to be a COUNTRY who turns from your ways to those that meet our NEED to be " DOING OUR OWN THING ".  We have become a country who supports anything and anybody,  whether it is right or wrong.  We are a society where anything goes,  as long as it " FEELS GOOD ". We have become too affraid to take a stand,  so we just lay down and let the world walk all over us.  Then we wonder just why YOU  do not BLESS us.

It will soon be 09/11 again,  and you'll hear millions calling out your name because their heart is breaking,  just as you did on that horrible day.  You took down the hedge of protection from us to get our attention  so that we would know that we  need to come back to the only one who can protect us. Ain't it funny that many of my ATHEIST friends cried out to you on that day...but you did not exist, in thier times before sorrow.  Ain't it funny that millions bowed before you on thier knees...some who had never been on thier knees before.  Ain't it funny how so many people come together in tradgedy to ask you to BLESS OUR COUNTRY...the very same ones Lord,  that the rest of the time are supporting ALL the things that make you sick to your stomach,  and the very same ones Lord who took PRAYER out of School, who fight everyday about whether you can have the TEN COMMANDMENTS displayed anywhere.  The same ones who say they want " IN GOD WE TRUST " taken off our money,  and the same ones Lord,  who want to do away with your birthday, take away the NATIVITY SCENE,  and TAKE CHRIST out of CHRISTMAS and call it HAPPY HOLIDAYS.  It is NO WONDER that you have tuned a deaf ear to our cries.  We christians have such a small voice for you to hear over the LOUD RAMBLINGS of a world destined to live life in thier OWN WAY regardless of the OUTCOME.

Today and everyday LORD,  I will lift up a prayer for our President.  OUR leaders need to be lifted up instead of beaten down.  Whether he is right,  or wrong, he will answer for his actions. All that we can do is pray that you will take care of all of us Christians who have no say so over how the world will be run.

  Yes,  we have the right to vote,  but  even then we get poor leaders when we think they are good.We now  know it does not matter who runs this country,  until we have a PRESIDENT who turns to you in thier time of need ,we will be at your MERCY.  We can vote who  we think would make the best candidate...but most of the time we will be disappointed.

So Lord,  I will pray for our leaders today.  Please help them make wise decisions........

       MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.