August 2, 2018

Father,

Forgive me for so quickly falling off a prayer schedule of any kind.  Forgive me for giving up. 

I praise you because I genuinely feel less angry about things.  I ask your guidance because I feel guilty if I'm not angry.  I feel like I'm doing something wrong, turning to the dark side or something...

I'm very tired Lord.  You know the prayers of my heart, the requests for healing for those I love, praise for friendships.  But Lord, I pray now for the president.  I pray that he understand what true leadership looks like.  I pray for the children who are still separated from their parents.  Lord, please place them in caring hands...hands that care for them as they would for their own children.  No more, Lord.  No more.  I pray that you put in motion a chain of events that change the president's heart on immigration.  I pray that you touch some deep part of him that experiences compassion as an on-going, foundational thing, and not on a spur of the moment and temporary basis.  Bless those little children who had no choice but to be here, keep them safe.  Give peace to their families. 

I pray also that you work in the president's heart to free him from whatever connects him to Putin.  Give him the wisdom and the courage to deal with Russia as it must be dealt with.  Help him to see that ongoing Russian meddling in elections is damaging to this country.  Help him to put his country first.  Remove the influence Putin has on him, and by extension, on this country.  Wisdom, Lord, and mercy.

For all of us.

Amen