Prayers for political people present some interesting challenges at times. After thinking about this for a time, the following prayer is what I was guided to pray as the invocation where Congresswoman Maxine Waters spoke.
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009
Speaker: Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Let’s take a moment to recognize the Spirit that unites all of us.
To You who are called by many names -- we take a moment to recognize your presence in our midst. We thank you for this time and this place. In the sacred writings you invite us to “Give to Caesar that which is Caesars’ and give to God that which is God’s.
In that spirit we thank you for the men and women who give of themselves in public service as elected officials. On this day, in the presence of Congresswoman Maxine Waters, we recognize that there are many smart and brilliant people on both sides of the aisle in Washington, in Sacramento and in Los Angeles. In these days of increasingly complex issues, we ask that you would bless them with the wisdom to know what needs to be done and the insight, compassion and reason to know how to do it. As we pray for them we also pray this same prayer for ourselves
Finally as we face the challenges of each day we ask you to help us all to remember the wisdom we first learned in kindergarten. Help us remember to “Stop, to Look, and to Listen.” This we pray. Amen.
John-David
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