Guide Our Leaders

[music] [music] >> Welcome to another guided prayer >> Welcome to another guided prayer >> Welcome to another guided prayer experience. experience. experience. My name is Judah My name is Judah My name is Judah and I want to guide you in a very and I want to guide you in a very and I want to guide you in a very specific prayer. specific prayer. specific prayer. Scripture instructs [music] us to Scripture instructs [music] us to Scripture instructs [music] us to pray prayers specifically pray prayers specifically pray prayers specifically for fellow human beings in leadership for fellow human beings in leadership for fellow human beings in leadership roles. roles. roles. Maybe those who lead [music] us, those Maybe those who lead [music] us, those Maybe those who lead [music] us, those who lead others, those who lead who lead others, those who lead who lead others, those who lead countries countries countries and continents. and continents. and continents. That God himself would guide them. That God himself would guide them. That God himself would guide them. [music] [music] [music] So join me So join me So join me as we pray for our leaders. >> [music] >> [music] >> God, we allow for a moment our minds to >> God, we allow for a moment our minds to >> God, we allow for a moment our minds to think on think on think on men and women all over the world who men and women all over the world who men and women all over the world who have have have >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> taken roles of impact and influence >> taken roles of impact and influence >> taken roles of impact and influence and leadership, and leadership, and leadership, decision-making, [music] decisions of decisions of justice and justice and justice and equity and economy and equity and economy and equity and economy and >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> authority and >> authority and >> authority and rules and rules and rules and guide them, God.

guide them, God. guide them, God. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Perhaps there is >> Perhaps there is >> Perhaps there is a couple of specific leaders in your a couple of specific leaders in your a couple of specific leaders in your life or on your mind right now that by life or on your mind right now that by life or on your mind right now that by name name name you would like to pray for them. you would like to pray for them. you would like to pray for them. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Could be someone as a local school >> Could be someone as a local school >> Could be someone as a local school teacher, teacher, teacher, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> the fire marshal, >> the fire marshal, >> the fire marshal, to the president, to the president, to the president, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> to a >> to a >> to a local leader of your local leader of your local leader of your community center, community center, community center, to an [music] author, In fact, it could be a leader [music] In fact, it could be a leader [music] that is someone that has been difficult that is someone that has been difficult that is someone that has been difficult for you to follow for you to follow for you to follow or listen to or respect. or listen to or respect. or listen to or respect. But God would invite you to take a But God would invite you to take a But God would invite you to take a moment to pray for them. to pray even for difficult leaders.

to pray even for difficult leaders. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Thank you, God. >> Leadership is >> Leadership is something [music] that you specifically something [music] that you specifically something [music] that you specifically invite us to care about and pray for and invite us to care about and pray for and invite us to care about and pray for and think on. So, [music] for the men and women who So, [music] for the men and women who have put themselves in have put themselves in have put themselves in willingly offered themselves willingly offered themselves willingly offered themselves to lead others, [music] comfort them, comfort them, energize them, energize them, energize them, protect them, protect them, protect them, strengthen them, but most of all, lead [music] them lead [music] them so that they may rightly lead us and so that they may rightly lead us and so that they may rightly lead us and others.

Thank you, God. Thank you, God. You, You, You, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> the definition of a leader, >> the definition of a leader, >> the definition of a leader, the ultimate leader, the ultimate leader, the ultimate leader, the pinnacle of a leader, the pinnacle of a leader, the pinnacle of a leader, lead our leaders lead our leaders lead our leaders today today today and protect them. One of the invitations that God gives us One of the invitations that God gives us when [music] we pray for leaders is that when [music] we pray for leaders is that when [music] we pray for leaders is that leaders would lead in such a way that we leaders would lead in such a way that we leaders would lead in such a way that we would lead would lead would lead peaceful peaceful peaceful and unified lives. and unified lives. and unified lives. The people [music] could enjoy their The people [music] could enjoy their The people [music] could enjoy their days days days and experience peace. and experience peace. and experience peace. So, we pray for that. >> [music] >> [music] >> Pray that you would lead our leaders, >> Pray that you would lead our leaders, >> Pray that you would lead our leaders, God, God, God, so that peace would proliferate. so that peace would proliferate. so that peace would proliferate. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> So, that people could live quiet lives, >> So, that people could live quiet lives, >> So, that people could live quiet lives, enjoying [music] their days and their enjoying [music] their days and their enjoying [music] their days and their food and their friends. food and their friends. food and their friends. Thank you.

We pray [music] especially in conclusion We pray [music] especially in conclusion for for for presidents and presidents and presidents and prime ministers and prime ministers and prime ministers and men and women who lead men and women who lead men and women who lead countries on [music] Earth. countries on [music] Earth. countries on [music] Earth. Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God. So, let's take these [music] So, let's take these [music] So, let's take these [music] moments now. >> You said you hold [music] them in the >> You said you hold [music] them in the palm of your hand and palm of your hand and palm of your hand and you guide their decisions like the banks you guide their decisions like the banks you guide their decisions like the banks of a river guides the [music] current. guides the [music] current. So, guide them, So, guide them, So, guide them, we ask.

>> [music] >> [music] >> And give us care and empathy >> And give us care and empathy >> And give us care and empathy and respect and respect and respect for our leaders. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Amen.