Today we're going to spend some time focusing on Mrs. Obama. This week she is stepping out in her role of First Lady for the first time, as she travels to visit with military families. Pray for enhanced protection for her as she travels for the first time away from home and family. We'll also continue to pray for wisdom and guidance for President Obama. Yesterday, I saw a bit on MSNBC about how some American's are losing confidence in our new president. My heart just immediately went out to him, his family, and his staff, because he's only been in office a short while-fifty days to be specific. No doubt, the economic climate is affecting the people in general, but that is not the kind of encouragement a new president wants to hear. Let's pray that God will fill him with the confidence he needs to tackle his job each and every day, and that he will make the right decisions to take this country where God wants it to go. For other Presidential prayer needs, be sure and check out the Presidential Prayer Team.
I also feel we need to pray this week for shooting victims. What is going on this week? Let's pray for the state of Alabama, specifically, Geneva and Coffee counties, as a man went on a shooting spree yesterday, killing ten people- many of which were his family. Let's pray for peace and comfort for the communities and all those affected. In addition, let's pray for the community of Maryville, Illinois. This past Sunday a gunman opened fire in the First Baptist Church, killing the pastor, and stabbing two others, including himself. That church is going to need some serious prayers for healing to move forward. Let's pray that God's love will just fill that congregation and that a unifying spirit will come upon them, and they will be able to move forward.
As I am typing this out this morning, my heart is just breaking further, as the news is sharing about yet another school shooting- this time in the country of Germany. A teenager this morning opened fire at his former high school in Winnenden, killing sixteen people before police shot and killed the teenager. Oh, that school is going to need so much love... let's pray for comfort and healing and just a deep wave of God's love to embrace all those students, teachers, family, and community members. Let's pray that this...this spirit of death and destruction that is taking these young people over be banished and overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit. May God spread his protection especially around schools in the weeks to come, that there would be no copycat behavior or intent. May the Holy Spirit infuse his protection in our schools- not just in our country, but around the world, where students go to learn, to better themselves and gain knowledge. Students should not have to fear for their lives to get an education. May God's peace fill students all over the world, so they won't have to be afraid to go to classes.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2:14
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