Prayers begin Thursday (Jan. 3), the first day of the new Congress, and end on Jan. 21, the day of President Obama's second inauguration.You can read more about it:
Faith leaders from left, right and center have signed on, including Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Richard Land of the Southern Baptists' Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good.
The Faith & Politics Institute, a nonpartisan group that nurtures the spiritual life of members of Congress and their staffs, and presses political foes toward civil debate, organized the days of prayer and an online "commitment to prayer" page to document participation.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/pray-for-civility-faith-leaders-want-americans-to-come-together-for-common-good_n_2403907.html
http://faithandpolitics.org/
My prayer:
Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage: Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government; give them courage, wisdom, and foresight to provide for the needs of all our people, and to fulfill our obligations in the community of nations. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (adapted from the BCP, p. 820)
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