Praying for Peace

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"I hope everyone joins me in prayer tonite. We need to pray for the continued saftey of our troops and of our country as well as our allies. While a chapter in our history has ended the book is far from over. Please continue to pray for peace in this broken world." - My Facebook Posting this Evening

I can't help but feel a bit of heaviness in my heart tonite. I am a very proud American. I have always been proud to be an American!  The freedoms that I have in this country amaze me. But the heaviness comes from the bickering that has started in already after the recent announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death. I can't believe that people are starting to argue who is responsible for the success of the death of Bin Laden. Is W. Bush or Obama? Really! I wish people would step back and look at the bigger picture.

-It took two Presidents to bring Justice to the events of 9/11.
-One President was a Republican.
-One President was a Democrat.

As human beings, please look and see that WE can work together in this country. We can be from both sides of the table and meet a common goal. I am disappointed in the media for starting the "who gets the credit" argument!

When election time came up for President, my Pastor's Sermon was very inspiring to me.This is what I took away from it: When I vote as a Christian, I need to pray prior to voting and make an educated vote by doing my research. I shouldn't vote based on sex, race, or religion. I shouldn't pledge to particular political party. I should have my alligeince in Jesus Christ! At the the end of the day, I choose Christ! Not a republican. Not a democrat. Not an independant. I vote after I have prayed for His will and ask for guidence from the Holy Spirit to cast my vote.

Now some may think that this is dangerous. Is it? I am praying. I am doing my duty a United States citizen to vote for our nations leaders. At the end of it all, I have to answer to Christ. Not to the President, not to my Pastor, not to anyone. When the elected official is confirmed, I continue to pray that he/she makes proper decisions for the good of our country and of humanity. I ask God to lead them. I ask God to protect our country.

So I ask you to join me and pray. Pray for our Nations Leaders to make good choices to protect us. Pray for peace among the rival political parties. Pray for peace for our broken world. And that now that Bin Laden is dead, to pray for peace in the families that have lost loved ones in the past 10 years. They need God's grace tonite more than ever. They need God's grace to help them heal and find peace.