Prayer Summary
A list of daily and weekly prayer requests.We hope you will find this tool useful.
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Daily Prayer
Heavenly Father, the critical need for prayer is ever before us and we cherish the ability to approach you with those things that matter to us. It means so much to know that they matter to you, too. As we start the week we ask that you would be us, the nation, and its leaders. Amen.Prayer for America
Father, thank You for the United States and its government. I pray for the president, the national and local government, the judges, the policemen, the business leaders and all those who are in leadership positions in this country. Please protect them from the evil that is in the world and keep them safe and free from all harm.
You have promised to bless any nation that follows after You. Help us to live quiet and peaceful lives so that we can continue to spread the Good News of the Gospel thr
Father, thank You for the United States and its government. I pray for the president, the national and local government, the judges, the policemen, the business leaders and all those who are in leadership positions in this country. Please protect them from the evil that is in the world and keep them safe and free from all harm.
You have promised to bless any nation that follows after You. Help us to live quiet and peaceful lives so that we can continue to spread the Good News of the Gospel throughout our land. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Prayer Updates
March 4th, 2010
President Obama Declassifies Cybersecurity SecretsBowing to pressure from activist groups and to the dictates of common sense, the Obama administration has done what the Bush administration wouldn’t and declassified some general information [PDF] about the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), a sweeping program that the Bush White House launched in early 2008 to protect the government and critical civilian networks from cyberattacks. It turns out that, like at least one other effort launched by the Bush administration in the name of national security, the program was too secret for its own good. In May of 2008, some members of congress became frustrated with the CNCI’s combination of extreme secrecy and hefty pricetag, and asked in vain for someone from the Bush administration to give a bit more information on it than a former DHS official’s brief description of it as a “Manhattan Project to defend cyber networks.” Civil libertarians were also up in arms over the program, as were security experts—the former because the extent of the government’s intrusion into private networks wasn’t known, and the latter because no one could say who, if anyone, had been consulted in the plan’s formulation. This past Tuesday, the Obama administration lifted a bit of the veil on the program. Bush’s original directive wasn’t declassified, but the White House did release a five-page summary of the program to the public.
Pray for protection of our nation from Islamist terrorists and other foreign aggressors. Pray for our nation’s leaders to provide strong policies to protect our nation.
Palestinians Finally Agree to Talks with Israel
Israeli and American officials welcomed an Arab League decision reached in Cairo on Wednesday approving indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks for four months as a means of getting the peace process on track. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that it appeared “conditions were now ripe” for renewing negotiations.In a speech to the Knesset, he said that as a result of Israel both expressing a willingness to return to talks and taking concrete measures on the ground to make them happen, fewer countries were willing to agree to Palestinian preconditions to the talks. Abbas has said for months that he will not talk with Israel unless there is first a complete halt to Jewish construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The green light given Abbas by the Arab League to the Arab peace initiative to enter into indirect talks for four months is widely seen as the “ladder” he needed to come down from his demands and accede to repeated requests by the US, EU, Egypt and Jordan to return to talks.
Pray for the safety of our soldiers fighting for freedom in Afghanistan. Pray for courage of the families that support them.
Pray for peace in Israel. Pray for protection from the nuclear ambitions of the state of Iran.
Executive Prayer Needs
March 10th, 2010
PRAY FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATIONPresident Barack Obama hosted a bipartisan White House meeting to discuss Senate efforts to craft a compromise climate change and energy bill, which is not expected to be introduced until next year.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the new three-hour rule for airline passengers to remain on a tarmac in the event of a delayed flight, among other regulations, will take effect on April 29th.
Pray for those who draft legislation and regulations to be wise in all their considerations of their impact.
Legislative Prayer Needs
March 10th, 2010
PRAY FOR OUR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSRep. Jeff Flake (Arizona) has asked the House Ethics Committee to prove that it did more than a light review of the pay-to-play earmark scandal under investigation by the FBI, as it relates to the PMA Group lobbying firm.
In a rare 100-0 roll call vote, the Senate adopted an amendment offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (Oklahoma) to tell the public when it isn’t paying for new spending or tax cuts. Coburn said it is about being transparent and honest.
Pray for the numerous members of our legislature who are involved in ethics or other scandals.
Judicial Prayer Needs
March 10th, 2010
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARYThe Supreme Court has decided to hear a case involving Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA on whether “low risk” employees should be required to undergo extensive background checks, where employees object.
The high-emotion case involving funeral protests at services and burials for U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, and carried out by a Kansas church, has been accepted by the Supreme Court, under the First Amendment.
Pray for those who will bring their arguments before the Court, and for the Court’s wisdom in its deliberations.
Other Prayer Concerns
March 10th, 2010
THE WARIranian President Ahmadinejad has accused the U.S. of playing a “double role” in Afghanistan after the U.S. used the same term to condemn Iran’s role in giving support to the Taliban.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised the 800-soldier unit in Southern Afghanistan, and stated that in the coming fight toward securing Kandahar they will again be “the tip of the spear” against the Taliban.
Pray for our troops in Afghanistan and for their leadership. Pray also for Afghan President Karzai to be resolute.
TERRORISM
As many as 500 people were killed Sunday in Nigeria, in violence that pitted Muslims against Christians farmers in the volatile city of JOS (an acronym that stands for “Jesus Our Savior”).
Islamic militants attacked and killed six at a World Vision aid station in Northwestern Pakistan. Taliban are expected to have carried out this and other similar attacks, although they have not yet claimed responsibility.
Pray for the safety of Christians and against the evil of Islamic extremists worldwide.
THE ECONOMY
The Senate passed a $140 billion extension of the expiring unemployment aid and tax provisions, calling the package a necessary step during the economic recovery. It also extends the current rate of Medicare payments to doctors.
The 10-year outlook released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the proposed Obama Administration budget would add more than $9.7 trillion to the national debt, due mostly to middle class tax cuts.
Pray for the recovery of the nation’s economy, and the sustaining of the many impacted by the recession.
ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Vice President Joe Biden, after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Abbas, again condemned Israel over its controversial announced plans for more settlements to be built in East Jerusalem.
This week the Iranian Navy successfully test-fired a new missile from its first Iranian-built destroyer in the Persian Gulf, with a 100-kilometer range, announcing plans to upgrade the missile to a 300-kilometer surface-to-surface range.
Pray for the nation of Israel who are beset on every side with those who would destroy them.
HEALTH CARE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (California) suggested Tuesday that there were enough votes to pass healthcare reform if taken up at that time. Senate Majority Whip Jon Kyl (Arizona) stated there are enough Senate votes to stop some health bill fixes.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case regarding the right of parents to sue manufacturers of vaccines alleged to give their children serious medical conditions.
