{"id":53641,"date":"2020-10-26T09:02:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=53641"},"modified":"2020-10-31T11:19:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T16:19:20","slug":"praying-in-an-election-season-a-prayer-for-national-occasions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/26\/praying-in-an-election-season-a-prayer-for-national-occasions\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying in an election season: A Prayer for National Occasions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53498 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/you-are-here.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/you-are-here.jpg 570w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/you-are-here-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/you-are-here-475x400.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Leader:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Some trust in governments and some in borders,<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 but we trust in God, who invites all people to live in peace.<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0 Left:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For the earth belongs to God,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and all creation is in God&#8217;s care:<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Right:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0land and waters, plants and animals, sky and soil,<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 declare the hospitality of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0 Left:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The world belongs to God,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 and all who live in it.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Right:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We belong to one another as siblings,<\/strong><\/em><strong><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 all of us children of God.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Leader:\u00a0\u00a0 With gratitude for the home God has made for us on this planet, we pray:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Left:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Send your Holy Spirit<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to strengthen our resolve<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to strive for communities<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 where foreigners become neighbors<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and strangers become friends.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Right:\u00a0\u00a0 Revive our desire for the reign of Christ,<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 who releases prisoners<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and liberates the oppressed,<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 who frees the world from greed<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and proclaims God&#8217;s peace.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 All:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Make justice roll down like a river<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and righteousness flow like an everlasting stream. Amen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Prayer written by Rev. Isaac Villegas, pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship. Used by permission. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>This prayer is included as a worship resource in the newly-released hymnal <a href=\"http:\/\/voicestogetherhymnal.org\/\"><em>Voices Together<\/em> <\/a>(available in hard copy and in digital form on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hymnalsapp.giamusic.com\/\">GIA Hymnals app<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>An explanatory note from the hymnal for additional context, sent by the publisher:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8220;Our daily lives depend on a network of political systems, from international bodies to national governments to provincial or state offices to local government workers. Even for Mennonites with a sometimes-fraught history of relationship to government, national holidays are occasions to recognize or embeddedness in society while taking the opportunity to reaffirm our faith in God&#8217;s redemption of our personal and political lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8220;This reading and prayer draw on portions of Scripture that have been important to Anabaptists over the centuries as they have discerned how to live faithfully in various political contexts. Phrases and thoughts from Psalm 20:7, Psalm 24:1 , Luke 4:18-19, and Amos 5:24 are included in this worship resource. 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