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First Life – Then “Hope”
Continued Prayers for President Obama
Our Holy Father sent President Obama a telegram on the occasion of his inauguration. It reads:
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
The White House
Washington, D.C.
On the occasion of your inauguration as the Forty-fourth president of the United States of America I offer cordial good wishes, together with the assurance of my prayers that the Almighty God will grant you unfailing wisdom and strength in the exercise of your high responsibilities.
Under your leadership may the American people continue to find in their impressive religious and political heritage the spiritual values and ethical principles needed to cooperate in the building of a truly just and free society, marked by respect for the dignity, equality and rights of each of its members, especially the poor, the outcast and those who have no voice.
At a time when so many of our brothers and sisters throughout the world yearn for liberation from the scourge of poverty, hunger and violence, I pray that you will be confirmed in your resolve to promote understanding, cooperation and peace among the nations, so that all may share in the banquet of life which God wills to set for the whole human family (cf. Isaiah 25:6-7). Upon you and your family, and upon all the American people, I willingly invoke the Lord’s blessings of joy and peace.
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Let us continue to pray for the President, particularly when he talks about the “God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” May he realizes that there are countless unborn denied that very chance.
Prayer for the President
Whether you voted for him or not, we have a new president and as Catholics, we are called to pray for him and support him, as we can. I disagree with him in a number of key areas but I must admit that I am proud that the US has elected its first man of color. I only pray that Obama’s fight for equality extends to the fundamental right to life.
Here is a prayer from Catholic.org.
Prayer for Government Leader
God of power and might, wisdom and justice,
through you authority is rightly administered,
laws are enacted, and judgment is decreed.
Assist with your spirit of counsel and fortitude
the President and other government leaders of these United States.
May they always seek the ways of righteousness, justice and mercy.
Grant that they may be enabled by your powerful protection
to lead our country with honesty and integrity.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
UPDATE: Trisha said this in her blog on 11/06/08:
Today I was also reminded that we are in the year of St. Paul. He was a man who zealously persecuted Christians because he believed with his whole heart that this was the truth. It wasn’t until he encountered Christ on the road to Damascus that he realized he was in error. St. Paul, pray for Obama and our nation.
I love that idea! Each night we will be asking St. Paul to intercede and pray for Obama.