Holy Creator, grant U.S. citizens the vision and wisdom to vote for candidates who seek to embody Christlikeness. Inspire us to ponder and discuss questions such as "In what ways do the candidate's actions and words reveal the ways of life embodied by Jesus of Nazareth?" "In what ways do they embody the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23)?" In what ways do the candidate's actions and words portray the exact opposite of the way of life embodied by Jesus of Nazareth: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these, (Galatians 5:19-21a)? " Holy God of perfect love revealed in Jesus of Nazareth, the One who breathes us whole, compel us to care enough to pray about and ponder questions like this. Help us care enough to share prayerfully examined thought in ways that build up the Body of Christ and help us look to Jesus. Shine your light upon what matters most. Help us see and vote for candidates who care more about your will than their own. Holy triune God, we plead from the bottoms of our hearts, give us the wisdom, compassion, and caring to vote for candidates who embody the best of what it looks like to be human. AMEN...
Scriptural references from "The New Living Translation of The Bible").
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