Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
President Donald Trump issued more pardons this week. Those who received pardons include former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani and over 70 others, including alternate electors who had been indicted or charged with crimes related to the integrity of the 2020 election. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin stated, “This proclamation ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconciliation.” In what the White House called “excessive prosecution,“ the president also pardoned a record-setting trail runner who was prosecuted for stepping off a designated trail last year in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.
Pray for the president to seek the Lord’s guidance as he determines which pardons and commutations he will issue.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona introduced three bills that would support American veterans through oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans’ healthcare, and improving burial procedures. Congressman Biggs said, “Veterans deserve more than speeches and ceremonies—they deserve action. These bills deliver meaningful reforms that ease financial burdens, expand healthcare freedom, and hold the VA accountable to the men and women it serves.
Pray for members of Congress as they consider legislation to improve coverage and care for U.S. veterans.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
The House Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Congressman Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, is considering the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act, which would allow the intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat directly to consumers and businesses. Representatives Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Chellie Pingree of Maine reintroduced the measure to supersede current laws that require processing at USDA-inspected facilities. Senators Angus King of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky have introduced a companion bill in the Senate.
Pray for senators and representatives as they assess the consequences of federal regulations on the nation’s food supply.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
The Supreme Court declined to hear a case that would have challenged its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which made marriage between same-sex couples federally legal. The appeal came from a former Kentucky court clerk who was found in contempt by a federal judge for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples due to her faith.
Pray for the justices and judges of the federal judiciary as they hear and decide cases based on their interpretation of the law and the Constitution.
