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Prayer Points for the United States of America

Updated June 29, 2008

• Lift up the Church in America and throughout the world.  Pray that churches, regardless of denomination, would unite under the centrality and headship of Jesus Christ and the unchanging Truth of His Word.

• Lift up the two major presidential candidates, Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama, as well as any other candidates seeking our nation's highest office.  Pray that all candidates would sincerely seek God's guidance and that they would follow His lead.

• Pray that any candidates or political organizations who refer to God's Word would do so accurately.  Pray that any candidates or political organizations who misrepresent God's Word would be exposed.

• Pray for those impacted by the flooding in the Midwest.  Ask the Lord to bring relief to the impacted areas.

• Lift up those impacted by the ongoing drought in the Southeast.  Ask the Lord to bring much-needed rain to those areas.

• Pray for those impacted by wildfires in California, New Mexico and North Carolina.  Lift up the firefighters who are battling the blazes.

• Lift up the relief workers working in areas impacted by wildfires and floods. 

• Ask the Lord to protect the United States from hurricanes during the 2008 hurricane season.

• Ask the Lord to bring stability to our nation's economy.

• Ask the Lord to protect Christian leaders from temptation.  Pray that Christians in leadership positions at all levels would model Christ's love as they fulfill their responsibilities.

• Ask the Lord to dramatically reduce the divorce rate in America.

• Lift up the families of our troops who are stationed abroad. 

• Intercede for our troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and throughout the world.  Ask the Lord to comfort, protect and guide them.

• Ask the Lord to continue protecting the United States from terrorist attacks.

• Pray that Americans would understand and heed the fact that our nation's strength comes from God, not from ourselves.

• Pray that Americans would resist the temptation to go into debt beyond their ability to pay.

• Continue to pray that President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would seek and follow the Lord's guidance as they make decisions that impact the future of our nation.

• Ask the Lord to use Pray4theUSA.com to motivate Christians throughout America to sincerely pray for our nation.