It has now been announced who our next president will be. I know there are several on this forum who will be happy,and several who will be upset. Those who are happy will want to rub the win in other's faces and those who aren't happy may whine and fuss for the next 4 years. But as was pointed out on another topic recently, the majority has spoken. Whether you voted for Obama or McCain, my hope is you voted. Now, let's do our country another favor-let us pray for Mr Obama, Mr Biden and all the elected officials. Let us pray that God will protect them and guide them so they can lead our country in the direction God has in mind. I know some are going to argue Obama isn't Christian. Well, if you fell that way, I would have to question your Christianity because I believe it is written that only God can know a man's heart. But whether or not you feel Obama follows God, I also believe that God can, and does, use anyone He choses to do his will. And who knows, just as Ester was told, perhaps those elected tonight are being put where they are for a purpose-one we don't know but one God surely does.

So, let us pray that God will direct the path of our leaders and that God will bless them, bless all of us and thereby Bless America.

God Bless our newly elected officials and God Bless you all.

I say Amen.

We need to pray for the success of our new president. We need to ask God to help him lead us wisely so that our country can find peace and prosperity.

We need to not only pray for him, but pray for our entire country.

What we need to really pray for is our county and our schools here, this was a complete mess yesterday and as usual, those with a last name won without even going to their meetings or being late to most of them. What a same, those that wanted to make a difference and made a difference away from the high courts of DC couldn't make a difference even when they tried harder than those who where supposed to when voted in. Please pray for our students and our schools, they are the ones who are suffering so much more every year.

And for our country, yes, a half White man half black man from Hawaii won the election, and what pritell is wrong with that?? He is an American living the American dream, if he can do it any of us can do it if we don't like the job he will do next term then sign up and run for the position it is a free country and anyone including all can run for that position. Last I recall this is a free country of all races, last night was a testament to that even in Indiana!!

minnow-
I agree-our schools need prayer. I no longer have children at ND Schools, but was very interested, and a little disappointed, in the board election outcome.

As for Mr Obama-I don't believe my post was meant to slam him. In fact, I voted for him (which I'm sure will catch me some grief with my family & friends). I would have made the same post had Mr. McCain won. I believe whomever is our president deserves our prayers. Don't get so defensive-it tends to put others off. My request for prayer wasn't meant to mean Mr. Obama needs it more than anyone-but to think of it he may considering there is a great deal of racism, unfortunately, left in this country.

Like I said, all our elected officials, local, state & national, need our prayers. If we are a Christian nation, that should be second nature to us.

bmr- thank you for your response. I am sorry for being defensive. I have been so disappointed in this forum for all the slamming in this election and what we are all supposed to think to think like the others do, I have heard enough for the next four years. I agree with you, prayer is very important for us all, and our country, whoever was to win in this most important election ever in my life, I know it will take along time to recover in the process. Whether it was Obama or McCain, either way they would both have a long road to recovery. Even the 12 step program wouldn't work in 4 yrs!! I hope he does make all the right choices to start with, Dick Lugar as Sect of State is a fine choice, he is and has been a great leader for our state and country just to start with him shows great leadership to begin IMO, I'm not in politics nor could or should I be I just know I want a better country for my children and all children everywheren, and all of us, rich and poor.
I will pray when I awake that I can do something to make a difference in the day here, or somewhere, positive. I hope this forum as well does the same. I hope more ppl come on here as well. More ppl with more ideas, warm welcomes to our commmunity, more funny jokes to warm our hearts, not anymore who knows more about who or bashing for that matter. It is so blah and angers me that I just don't post on here. I read and roll my eyes, it just the same ppl every thread bashing eachother over and over. Can't we all just get along and love eachother for eachother?! We are all neighbors in this community and need one another in good and bad times no matter what religion or political belief.
BMR-thanks again for the great thread, it does remind me what is most important. PRAYER
Have a great day, it sure is beautiful outside with the leaves and warm weather on top of it!

minnow-
Thank you for your post! I quit reading the forums & posting when all the election stuff started. It was obvious the ones posting felt they & their candidate of choice was the ONLY option & people who didn't feel the same were off base, or worse. You'll notice none of them have posted here because they don't want to give it up! The majority has spoken, and whether a person is elated or disappointed w/ Mr Obama really needs to be in the past. He will be our president and we, as a people, need to support him the best we can. I'm sure their will be times in the next 4 yrs I'll wonder why I voted for him. I voted for Bush both times and the last 2 years I have felt very disappointed in that choice! No one knows what kind of job Mr Obama will do, or what Mr McCain would have done, until that person is in that position. It is way too easy to be a "armchair quarterback" with our elected officials. I just feel that prayer is the best way to handle it-I give it to God & let him take it from there

It is beautiful out- a true reminder of God's beauty.

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Originally posted by bmr:
minnow-
Thank you for your post! I quit reading the forums & posting when all the election stuff started. It was obvious the ones posting felt they & their candidate of choice was the ONLY option & people who didn't feel the same were off base, or worse. You'll notice none of them have posted here because they don't want to give it up! The majority has spoken, and whether a person is elated or disappointed w/ Mr Obama really needs to be in the past. He will be our president and we, as a people, need to support him the best we can. I'm sure their will be times in the next 4 yrs I'll wonder why I voted for him. I voted for Bush both times and the last 2 years I have felt very disappointed in that choice! No one knows what kind of job Mr Obama will do, or what Mr McCain would have done, until that person is in that position. It is way too easy to be a "armchair quarterback" with our elected officials. I just feel that prayer is the best way to handle it-I give it to God & let him take it from there

It is beautiful out- a true reminder of God's beauty.

I didnt think about posting on this thread this morning BMR, its not that I am afraid to "interact" with the winners, its just that I am BURNT OUT on politics,,

Here is my prayer for the new Obama administration.

Dear God,
In your capacity, please bless and always exalt the just pride of our newly elected President.... It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be co-extensive with the world, and stamp political happiness or misery on ages yet unborn." --George Washington

pigskinner wrote;

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I am BURNT OUT on politics

Amen to that. (Meaning I am with you, not meaning I'm glad you are burnt out )

pigskinner-
thank you for that prayer. I prayed it as well as I read it. I, too, am burnt out, which is why I didn't read any of the forums prior to election, why I hit my mute button when a commercial came on TV and turned the radio station in my truck.
I, too, hope we can all look beyond ourselves and do what is best for our country.

Good Morning!

Father God, as I meditate on You and seek Your will for today, I pray we all have reverance for all souls. For there is nothing that lives that was not created by Your hand. For You make perfection. May I seek to understand that we are all more alike than we are different. May I seek to understand when I look into the eyes of any person, I am looking at perfection in progress. Amen

AMEN!

How true-we, all human beings, are made in God's image. If only we could remember that when we look at another person.

Happy Thanksgiving to all

Father God- bless your Holy Name. This weekend as we consider our situations, I pray we consider You first. I usually fail at this, and I think I'm not alone. If I consider You First, others second and myself last, the outcome is ordinarily better than I expected. When I worry about me and my problems, I ordinarily do not observe as much progress. Outside my window I see your hand in the beauty of all things and if I consider these for long enough- I forget my challanges.

Please make you handy work visable to us.

Amen