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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Today's Frontline Devotion Monday, January 12, 2004 Prayer for Public Leaders and Responsible Citizenship |
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Frontline Devotion for Monday, January 12, 2004, by Pastor Dave Sonnenberg
PRAYER FOR PUBLIC LEADERS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP
It is primary season time. Candidates are busy debating each other. Howard
Dean has recently been on the cover of Newsweek and Time. TV coverage of our
upcoming Presidential race is heating up.
It takes a lot of time and energy to follow it all. Primary time and election
time can be a time where polarities are emphasized. Sometimes, the
conversations turn very heated. Still, in all - I hope that what all public
leaders are doing is seeking to serve faithfully.
We live in times where we need responsible leaders and responsible citizens. I
recently came across a prayer that spoke to the call for both good leadership
and good citizenship. I found it in the Occasional Prayers section of the
Lutheran Book of Worship. I find that in the days to come, I will try and turn
to it often. Pray it with me:
“Lord, keep this nation under your care. Bless the leaders of our land, that we
may be a people at peace among ourselves and a blessing to other nations of the
earth. Help us to elect trustworthy leaders, contribute to wise decisions for
the general welfare, and thus serve you faithfully in our generation to the
honor and glory of your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (LBW
p.43)
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