A Prayer for Our Nation During the Election
A message from Fr. Marc Reeves, SJ
Hello, Lions. At times like these, it's important that we pause and take a moment to turn to God and to pray. We pray for peace and harmony throughout our land. We pray for greater unity among us as a nation. And so, let us pray:
Almighty and eternal God,
you guide everything by your wisdom and love.
Having exercised our civic right and duty by casting votes for political candidates and for ballot measures,
we pray that harmony and justice may be secured.
As many of us sang unto you when we were children:
God bless America
from the mountains to the prairies,
to the oceans white with foam…
God bless America.
In your goodness, O God,
watch over those elected to political office;
may they serve the needs of people everywhere
so that all may enjoy freedom,
so that all may have their inherent dignity as human beings recognized,
so that all may live in a land of justice,
so that all may enjoy peace.
In God’s holy name we pray.
Amen.
May God bless you all.