It’s Election Eve. I have tomorrow off. I’ve already voted. My plan is to get lots of reading and blogging done – starting tonight!
Or I’d at least get my daily book review posted.
Or… who am I kidding? My mind is too frazzled to focus.
Instead, I’m going to post five prayer requests for the election. I came up with them, one for each finger, last week to help ground me if my mind started spiraling. I wrote them up then, so won’t have to think to post them now.
These go together with the Lament for the Election I wrote before that. Because a one-time prayer wasn’t enough. These are five things I can pray on the go.
1) For Mental Health –
for all of us worried about the election, but most especially for vulnerable groups being targeted
– transgender people (like my daughter) and immigrants.
2) For God’s Guidance –
and for people to respond to God’s guidance to go to the polls and vote for joy and freedom, for
compassion, truth, and justice, and to have wisdom for each item on their ballot.
3) Against Voter Suppression and Violence –
For any such plans to be thwarted, for all citizens who want to vote to be able to vote safely.
4) Against Cheating –
That every citizen’s vote cast will be accurately counted. For any plans to cheat to be thwarted.
5) Against Insurrection –
That any attempt to overturn results will be thwarted. For the courts and officials and lawmakers
to do what’s right. For a peaceful transfer of power to the person who wins the election.
And then, as in Philippians 4, praying with Thanksgiving that God hears our prayers.