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- Monday, May 12
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is in Great Britain today to discuss agricultural details of the trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom which President Donald Trump announced this past week.
The agriculture secretary told congressional committees last week she would go to the UK to “sell the bounty of American agriculture and to ensure the prosperity of our hard-working agricultural producers. Everything is on the table to get more markets for our products.”
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is participating in the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland, this week. U.S. governors and global business leaders are attending the investment summit, about which Secretary Lutnick stated, “SelectUSA is an integral part of our Administration’s efforts to increase foreign investments across the country.“
Governors Wes Moore of Maryland, Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, and Kim Reynolds of Iowa are among the state governors who are participating in the summit.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Rollins to seek God’s wisdom as she discusses American agricultural products with British officials.
- For Secretary Lutnick to be led by the Lord as he oversees the SelectUSA Investment Summit.
- For the president and members of his Cabinet as they work to improve the American economy and balance trade.
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 • May 12, 2025
- 9:30 AM ET: The President holds a Press Conference with the Secretary of Health and Human Services
- 10:35 AM ET: The President departs The White House en route Joint Base Andrews
- 10:45 AM ET: The President arrives Joint Base Andrews
- 10:55 AM ET: The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Royal Air Force Mildenhall
- 6:45 PM ET: The President arrives Royal Air Force Mildenhall [11:45 PM Local]
- 7:45 PM ET: The President departs Royal Air Force Mildenhall en route King Khalid International Airport [12:45 AM 5/13]
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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- Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff
Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff
- Born – May 1957 in New Jersey
- Education – B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Government official, political consultant
- Political Experience – Campaign manager, Political advisor
- In office since – 2023
- Family – Divorced to Lanny, 2 children
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff
- Foundation of Hope
How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable His ways! – Romans 11:33
Have you ever had a child ask you a question whose answer they could not comprehend, yet you attempted to answer it anyway? At some point in that conversation, you might look into that little face and say, “Just trust me on this!“
Living by faith is uncomfortable when the answer to many of your questions involves a “just trust me on this” component. God asks His followers to rest in His plan, relinquishing control over seemingly critical parts of their lives, including the big things like jobs and health. Consigning yourself to Him never means moving forward without a solid foundation of hope. In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul offers a blessing to people living in uncertain times. You can include yourself and today’s world leaders in it. Read this aloud, “That God may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith – that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:16-19).
Your greatest concerns may be far from resolved today but the evidence of God’s love will sustain you – Jesus Christ is a firm foundation in both good and troubled times. Pray for public servants across America to join you in looking beyond their own understanding and placing their trust and hope in Him.
Today’s Verse: Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
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: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work in us, but life in you.
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.
