Awesome, almighty God, we come before You today on behalf of the Members of this body, their staff teams, their families, and our country. Every two years around this time, emotions are high and many feel like their hope and their future hang in the balance. Every issue, big and small, is magnified, and the prospect of coming up short can take you to a place of great fear or even despair.
But our hope and our future, our peace of mind and our joy are too valuable to be entrusted to our efforts and our government alone.
We remember the words of Psalm 40:4–5:
‘‘Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie. You have multiplied, O Lord my God, Your wondrous deeds and Your thoughts toward us; none can compare with You. I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.''
For whatever is ahead, we trust You, O Lord! For whoever will sit in these seats, we know You will prepare them for the moment! For any difficult or murky situations we will encounter, we believe You will provide in abundance! Give us confidence today to trust You with what You have already written! Also, bless and protect our troops.
We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Don’t bother about the idea that God “has known for millions of years exactly what you are about to pray”. That isn’t what it’s like. God is hearing you now, just as simply as a mother hears a child. The difference His timelessness makes is that this now (which slips from you even as you say the word now) is for Him infinite.
—C.S. Lewis
Join us to pray the Rosary for Congress and the nation – each Friday at 11:30 am in the Interfaith Staff Prayer Room – 467 Cannon – and via Zoom. All are welcome. Rosaries and prayer sheets are provided. For zoom link or more information, contact Karen.Bronson@mail.house.gov Hosted by the Office of the Chaplain
The Interfaith Staff Prayer Room is open for congressional staff to use for personal prayer and meditation. For questions – email StaffPrayerRoom@mail.house.gov