Dear Friends
Here is a prayer to pray and share on this day before election day.
Look closely at the picture. May the love and peace of Christ prevail!
A Prayer
for Leadership by Joan Chittister
Give us, O God,
leaders whose hearts are large enough
to match the breadth of our own souls
and give us souls strong enough
to follow leaders of vision and wisdom.
In seeking a leader, let us seek
more than development of ourselves—
though development we hope for,
more than security for our own land—
though security we need,
more than satisfaction for our wants—
though many things we desire.
Give us the hearts to choose the leader
who will work with other leaders
to bring safety to the whole world.
Give us leaders
who lead this nation to virtue
without seeking to impose
our kind of virtue on the virtue of others.
Give us a government that provides for
the advancement of this country
without taking resources from others to achieve it.
Give us insight enough ourselves
to choose as leaders those who can tell
strength from power, growth from greed, leadership from
dominancy,
and real greatness from the trappings of grandiosity.
We trust you, Great God,
to open our hearts to learn from those
to whom you speak in different tongues
and to respect the life and words
of those to whom you entrusted
the good of other parts of this globe.
We beg you, Great God,
give us the vision as a people
to know where global leadership truly lies
to pursue it diligently,
to require it to protect human rights
for everyone everywhere.
We ask these things, Great God,
with minds open to your word
and hearts that trust in your eternal care.
amen!!!
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