QUICK NAVIGATION
- Thursday, July 23
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila, Philippines, today. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker and Assistant Secretary for Global and Public Affairs Dylan Johnson are part of Secretary Rubio’s team at the ASEAN conferences.
State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said that Secretary Rubio is seeking to advance “a free and open Indo-Pacific that delivers safety, security, and prosperity for the region and for the American people.”
Several Senate committees are holding business meetings today to consider the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees to the Departments of Justice, Treasury, Labor, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the National Credit Union Administration Board.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For discernment for Secretary Rubio and his State Department colleagues as they engage with Indo-Pacific leaders.
- For members of the Senate committees as they assess the qualifications of the president’s nominees to federal posts.
- For the Lord to lead President Trump and guide him to fulfill His good purposes.
First Ministry Letter of 2026!
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE
- President’s Today Schedule • July 23, 2026
- 2:30 PM ET: The President makes an Announcement on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge
- 4:30 PM ET: The President hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2025 World Series Champions
- 5:30 PM ET: The President participates in a Policy Meeting
- 6:00 PM ET: The President greets the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and Newt Gingrich
As we lift up the federal government of United States of America, each day we will highlight one elected or appointed federal official serving in office. Pray with us for each of them as they tackle their unique responsibilities and fulfill their oaths of office.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER
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- Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts
Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts
- Born – February 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland
- Education – A.B., Harvard University; J.D., Northeastern University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Attorney
- Political Experience – Attorney General of Massachusetts
- In office since – 2023
- Family – Partnered with Joanna
- Religious Affiliation – Jewish
- Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts
- Tomorrow’s Hope
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. – Psalm 130:5
If you could see over the horizon of time, what would you want to know about the future? According to Pew Research, around 30 percent of U.S. adults consult psychic services at least once a year. Though the majority claim their consultation of horoscopes, tarot cards, or fortune tellers is “for fun,” about 27 percent state they believe in astrology, and a small fraction rely heavily on these practices to make life choices. It is not surprising that people grasp at anything they perceive might prepare them for what will happen next.
Times of social upheaval and distress fuel extreme behavior. Marketers peddle fear, encouraging you to purchase expensive and unneeded products “just in case.” People who typically donate may stop supporting charitable efforts in order to stockpile resources. But there can never be enough money, food, or protection to have a completely secure future.
Whatever happens tomorrow, you can be sure it is part of God’s redemptive plan playing out for both Earth and humankind. He has promised to never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5). As events transpire to bring both people and nations to the knowledge of God’s Son and His glory, the Lord promises to take care of you and refine you (Isaiah 43:2; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:2). That is what you really need to know about the future.
“God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him” (1 Thessalonians 5:9). Pray for churches and believers across America, and around the world, to be bold in living by and sharing God’s Word and the promises of His grace, for today and every tomorrow to come.
Today’s Verse: Psalm 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Psalm 27:1-5
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me
to eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
3 Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet I will be confident.
4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire in his temple.
5 For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will lift me high upon a rock.All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
