05/11/2024
I shared this prayer on Facebook 12 years ago. I want to share it again today with one small edit.
A Prayer for a Leader
Dear God as we have entered the day of Elections, I pray a sincere prayer for the President of the United States.
In your name I lift him up to you tonight.
I know that his heart is in Your Hand, so I ask you to guide him in the way You would have him go. Lord, I pray that you would surround our president with wise counsel--men and women of moral integrity who place your agenda and the good of this great nation above their own and whose motives are for that which is right. I pray that you would give him discernment, understanding, and knowledge so that our country may know stability internally and abroad.
I give you thanks for him according to Your Word and thank You for working in and through his leadership so that we might live peaceable lives in godliness and honesty. I thank you for his passion and compassion that he has shown to all people of the United States of America.
I thank you for his bold stance, as he made decisions to keep thousands of men and women working to take care of their families rather than allowing the automobile industry fold before our eyes. I thank you for his ability to see beyond today and provide healthcare for our seniors tomorrow.
As Americans go to the poll on today, I pray that you will enter into the hearts of men and women, as we select a president to serve this great nation for the next four years. Lord it is my prayer that we select a president that can have a sincere love for 100% of Americans and not just 53% or the 47% that remain, but allow us to select a president that has a genuine passion for all people regardless of race, creed or nationality.
For we are a people that believe that all men are created equal and from one race you made all people, therefore allow us to not look at the color of one’s skin, but sincerely seek you in our decision.
This very thought was embraced by our forefathers who on July 4, 1776 wrote And I quote “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
It is my belief that the only way to find true happiness is to elect a leader that has a heart for the people of God.
And Lord I believe that person is Kamala Harris, be with her on this Election Day.
This is my prayer,
Your Servant
Dr. Everett B. Kelley