We Pray for the Nation

 God  Bless  Our Nation

Faith Leaders Unite
A Call to Prayer for the President-Elect,

and Vice President-Elect,

and for Unity in the Nation

At the end of a long and divisive election cycle, taking place amid a devastating pandemic, we join together as people of faith from across the political, religious and ideological spectrum to express our desire for our country to come together in a spirit of peace and unity. It is time to move beyond a season of partisanship and now focus on our shared future as a nation.

We pray for President-Elect Joe Biden, current President Donald Trump, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris and current Vice President Mike Pence; for cooperation during the transition period; and for a peaceful transfer of power. We pray that our leaders will listen and speak to all Americans, including those who feel that they have been left out or unheard. We pray that they will help Americans come together, heal and serve the common good.

We pray for our elected officials in the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and at all levels of government, that they will be committed to our governing institutions and lead in a way that truly reflects the aspirations of those they serve. We are thankful for election officials and their staffs, who have worked around the clock to count our ballots and determine the results of each electoral contest.

We pray for the American people: that they respect the results of our free and fair election and join us in wishing for the success of all our elected and appointed leaders, including President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, no matter whom they voted for. We pray for continued peaceful assembly as Americans express their voices in the public square.

We pray for a peaceful transition of power, an essential element of what President George H.W. Bush called “the majesty of the democratic system.” May the Trump Administration and Biden Transition Team successfully collaborate to ensure the continuity of essential government functions that best serves the American people at this crucial moment.

Throughout our history, we have risen together to meet daunting challenges. Since the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, we have made substantial progress toward a future that realizes the promise that all human beings are created equal. Since the drafting of the Constitution, we have taken up the continuous cause of building a “more perfect union.”

In this time of division and partisan conflict, we turn to the memorable words of President Abraham Lincoln in his second Inaugural Address:

“With malice toward none; with charity for all;

with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right,

let us strive on to finish the work we are in; 

to bind up the nation’s wounds … to do all which may

achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among

ourselves, and with all nations.”