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- Issue 721 – Verse of the Week
October 16th – October 22nd, 2025
VERSE OF THE WEEK
Praise the Lord from the heavens… praise Him, all you shining stars! – Psalm 148:1, 3
Even the Stars Praise Him
Glittering galaxies! That is how one news account described images being captured by the James Webb telescope. “No one was expecting anything like this,” said one scientist when the telescope was initially deployed. “Galaxies are exploding out of the woodwork.” It is exciting when science makes advances like this telescope, one that is so far advanced over the Hubble, which also provided incredible photographs of the universe for decades. What is more exciting is how often God surprises everyone with the extent, power, mystery, and beauty of His creation. A praise and worship song by Hillsong includes the words, “If the stars were made to worship, so will I…. if creation sings your praises, so will I.” Outshine the stars today in your worship of our glorious God, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe!
This special 2026 wall calendar honors two historic milestones: America’s 250th Anniversary and The Presidential Prayer Team’s 25th Year of Ministry.
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.- Issue 721 – Federal Branches
Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Facebook removed a group page that was being used to dox and target Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the request of the Justice Department. The attorney general stated, “The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.”
Pray for Attorney General Bondi and the heads of the federal law enforcement agencies to be prudent in their operations.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Senator Jim Banks of Indiana is requesting information from the U.S. Census Bureau regarding the 2020 census to review the accuracy of the counts. The bureau acknowledged in 2022 that the results in 14 states were flawed. Senator Banks said, “The reports may have also miscounted the population in a number of voting districts. And the reports definitively included illegal aliens without tracking those aliens’ citizenship status. If left uncorrected, these errors will continue diluting the political power of American citizens.” The numbers from the nationwide census are the foundation of the Electoral College, congressional districts, and congressional seat apportionment.
Pray for members of both houses of Congress as they address election security and integrity.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker of Mississippi facilitated the approval of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which led to a successful floor vote. The full Senate went through a marathon voting session on dozens of amendments before being passed. As a condition of her support, Senator Tammy Duckworth insisted that the Armed Services Committee hold a hearing regarding President Trump’s use of the National Guard to support law enforcement in U.S. cities.
Pray for Senators and Representatives as they navigate specific concerns surrounding the governing of the nation.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
This week, District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered parents suing the Loudoun County School District to post a $125,000 bond to continue their case. The parents sued the school district after their sons were suspended under Title IX for sexual harassment and discrimination for reporting their discomfort with a biologically female student, who identifies as male, recording them on video in the boys’ locker room.
Pray for federal judges who hear cases regarding discrimination and transgender issues in schools to be prudent in their rulings.
Featured Leaders For Prayer
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Paul Atkins, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission is working on a defined, compliance-based rule for digital assets to encourage technology testing and development in the U.S.
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Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia
Senator Tim Kaine introduced an unsuccessful resolution to halt the president’s administration from striking drug cartel vessels in the Caribbean under the War Powers Act.
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Chief Judge Reed O’Connor, Northern Texas U.S. District Court
Chief Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that banning the carrying of firearms in U.S. Post Offices is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
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Daniel Driscoll, Secretary of the Army
U.S. Army Secretary Driscoll recently outlined changes to purchasing that will have a single organization report directly to Army leadership to reduce the 12-18 month contracting cycle.
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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- Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa
Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa
- Born – August 1959 in St. Charles, Iowa
- Education – B.L.S., Iowa State University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Politician
- Political Experience – Iowa Senate, Lt. Governor of Iowa, Clarke County Treasurer
- In office since – 2017
- Family – Married to Kevin, 3 children
- Religious Affiliation – Lutheran
- Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa
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AMERICA’S HISTORY OF FAITH AND PRAYER
- Issue 721 – Faith and Prayer History
“Morals hastening to the tomb, and once the companions of my pilgrimage, take warning and avoid my errors. Cultivate the virtues I have recommended. Choose the Savior I have chosen. Live disinterestedly, and would you rescue anything from final dissolution, lay it up in God.”
– Alexander Hamilton, quoted in a eulogy at his funeral, 1804
- Issue 721 – National Prayer Needs
Additional National Prayer Needs
Pray for America’s Military
Major General Hank Taylor, commander of the Eighth Army, explained how the service branch is phasing in an additional year in tours in South Korea. Not all installations are yet prepared to implement the “tour normalization“ system that sees soldiers with families serve for three years and unaccompanied troops two, so the southern facilities in Korea will begin first. “It’s really ensuring that we have all the resources available,” General Taylor said. “So as we tell families, we’re going to bring it, we know you’re here – we’ve got schools, we’ve got hospitals, we have that care.”
Pray for the secretaries and commanders in each U.S. military branch as they seek to stabilize and balance force and resource readiness.
PRAY FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Russia attacked another hospital in Ukraine this week, despite its continued insistence that it does not target civilians. President Trump responded to the situation, indicating that he’s open to selling Ukraine Tomahawk missiles. He said, “I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest with you, about Tomahawks. Do [the Russians] want to have the Tomahawks going in their direction? I don’t think so.” President Trump is supposed to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky later this week.
Pray for President Trump and officials in his administration as they deliberate options to support Ukraine and endeavor to deter Russia’s attacks on civilians.
Pray for AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL
While Hamas has turned over four additional remains in addition to the ones released on Monday, Israeli Defense Forces reported that one of the bodies returned was not a hostage. Israel has delayed the opening of the Rafah crossing as the remains of the remaining dead hostages are suggested by Hamas to lie in rubble in Gaza. The release of all the hostages and the reopening of the crossing are requirements of the first phase of the ceasefire.
Pray for wisdom for Israeli officials regarding the timing of opening the crossing and for Hamas to locate and return the remains of the other hostages.
Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
The Food and Drug Administration introduced a pilot program that prioritized Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) for generic drugs that are manufactured and tested in the U.S. The move is intended to strengthen the nation’s pharmaceutical supply chain and decrease dependence on foreign suppliers.
Pray for Commissioner Makary and FDA officials to be prudent as they implement policies to strengthen the domestic supply chain for pharmaceuticals.
Pray for Needs Across the States
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport hundreds of illegal immigrants who have been convicted of violent crimes and are currently housed in state prisons. In cases where deportation orders already exist, parole boards will be able to transfer noncitizens into federal custody. The state’s highway patrol also recently found more than a hundred illegal aliens behind the wheel of 18-wheelers in a collaborative operation with ICE.
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order opting his state into the federal school choice tax credit under the president’s One Big, Beautiful Bill. The governor said, “When it comes to educating our kids, we need to ensure that every student is in an environment that allows them to succeed. This program provides that opportunity, and I’m pleased to say that Nebraska will take part.”
Pray for state governors, attorneys general, and other officials as they address the concerns of their constituents.
Pray for America’s Faith Community
“Your holiness matters. In the Old Testament, the word ‘holy‘ doesn’t always refer to a moral state; often, it refers to a relationship. Cities are described as holy cities, vessels as holy vessels, and buildings as holy places. This means that they stood in a special relationship to God. And so it is in redemption: we have been placed in a special relationship to God. We have been set apart for a holy use. …
We cannot make vows to the Lord Jesus Christ and then just treat Him anyway we want. We simply cannot fool around with holiness. Why not? Because without holiness ‘no one will see the Lord‘ (Hebrews 12:14). …
We need the Spirit’s prompting and enabling to remind us that we have to weep deliberately and consciously over our own sins, repent of them, turn from them, and seek to obey our Lord—and not only with those sins that are clear and obvious but also with inward sins such as envy, pride, malice, hypocrisy, and self-righteousness. …
Holiness manifests itself in graciousness, pleasantness, and goodness. So holiness is attractive. When we see it in others, whether or not we call it holiness, we warm to it and long for it. And holiness is possible, because the Lord Jesus died for the failings of our flesh and sent His Spirit to dwell in us so that we can fight sin and walk toward eternal life.
The pathway to that holiness emerges from thinking upon the wonder of all that Jesus has done for us.“ – Alistair Begg, Truth for Life, “The Pathway to Holiness“
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