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• Issue 757 – Verse of the Week

  June 25th – July 1st, 2026

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  VERSE OF THE WEEK

  For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.  – 1 Thessalonians 5:5

  Bright Day

  According to “How the Sun Works,” on a sunny day, when you go outdoors, the brightness you experience ranges from 1,000 lumens in the shade to more than 6,000 lumens, such as on a long stretch of a concrete highway. One lumen is equal to the light of one candle. Sunlight boosts your brain’s serotonin, giving you energy while keeping you calm, positive, and focused—all traits that God desires for you! Being a child of the light, you are to disassociate yourself from the darkness around you (Romans 13:12). In a world that seems to increasingly embrace darkness, make a conscious effort to commune with and be led by the Holy Spirit, walking in the light of life which Jesus has given you (John 8:12). Shine bright like the day so that others may behold Christ in you! 

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Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.

• Issue 757 – Federal Branches

  Praying for Our Leaders in Government

  Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of more conspirators in the plot to attack governing officials and business leaders at the Freedom 250 UFC event held at the White House on June 14. The Department of Homeland Security reported that the mastermind behind the plot was a Mexican national who came to the U.S. on a B-2 visitor visa, which expired in 2001. He remained in the country after receiving Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status in 2014. The suspect, who allegedly planned sniper positions, drone launch sites, and escape routes, now has an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer against him.

  Pray for DOJ, FBI, DHS, and ICE officials as they seek to bring would-be terrorists to justice.

  Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress

  The House of Representatives is considering bipartisan internet safety legislation for children. Members of the lower chamber have revised the bill to include data privacy protections for children and adolescents, and have agreed that the federal regulations would only preempt state laws where they conflict. Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky and Frank Pallone of New Jersey jointly stated they had “found common ground on policies to significantly improve the digital environment for kids.”

  Pray for members of Congress to receive God’s wisdom as they work on regulations to protect children and teens online.

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  PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

  Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri proposed a congressional committee hearing to investigate Major League Baseball MLB) after the organization warned three San Francisco players for writing Bible verses on their rainbow-themed Pride Night hats. Pointing out that MLB has not consistently prohibited “writing of any kind,” Senator Hawley highlighted, “Americans of every creed are entitled to confidence that the institutions of our national pastime will not single out religious expression for punishment while celebrating messages of the league’s own choosing.” The senator later relayed that the MLB commissioner assured him no players would be fined or disciplined for their religious beliefs. The commissioner also stated that Giants team leadership had not clearly communicated that wearing the rainbow-themed apparel was not mandatory.

  Pray for senators and representatives as they seek to uphold the rights of Americans to freely exercise their religion.

  Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges

  The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose head was shaved, despite having a court order stating he could keep his long hair for religious reasons, does not have the right to sue officials for damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion upholding the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

  Pray for Supreme Court justices as they deliberate on the final decisions of this current term.

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• Issue 757 – National Prayer Needs

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  Additional National Prayer Needs

  Pray for America’s Military

  Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata to review existing military performance programs under the “Warfighter Performance Optimization” initiative. Undersecretary Tata will then provide recommendations for equipping service members and leaders “to meet and exceed readiness standards and maximize their lethality and effectiveness.” The goal of the initiative is to unify improvements in physical and mental performance and strengthen force readiness through expanded use of data analytics and wearable technology.

  Pray for Secretary Hegseth, Undersecretary Tata, the heads of each Armed Forces branch, and military leaders and commanders as they work to improve performance programs and meet readiness standards.

  Pray for America’s Foreign Relations

  The United States sanctioned five Cuban state companies as well as Annalie Lilliam Rueda Cadero, the wife of Raul Castro’s son, Alejandro Castro Espin, who was sanctioned earlier this month. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “The situation in Cuba is devolving as the island’s corrupt, brutal and anti-American Communist regime continues to prioritize its own total control over the freedom, opportunity and basic well-being of the Cuban people.”

  China has increasingly tested ocean routes to southern Florida, through the Caribbean, including the Bahamas. The U.S. Coast Guard fired shots to disable the engine of a boat south of Key Biscayne, Florida, earlier this month after it failed to comply with warnings to stop its course toward the coast. The Coast Guard then seized the boat, which was carrying 25 Chinese nationals trying to enter the United States illegally. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Air and Marine Operations (AMO) personnel assisted with the interdiction.

  Pray for U.S. officials to be prudent in their strategies to improve humanitarian conditions in other countries. Pray for protection for border security personnel as they seek to deter and prevent illegal immigration.

  Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

  The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a recall notice for the blood pressure medication, Chlorthalidone. The manufacturer recalled the medication after regulatory testing of the 25-milligram tablets failed to meet specifications for dissolving, which could result in the active ingredient not being properly absorbed in the body.

  Pray for Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas and FDA officials as they seek to ensure that approved medications are effective and provide intended benefits.

  Pray for Needs Across the States

  California Attorney General Rob Bonta has approved a lawsuit from Avenal residents to remove recalled city officials. After 75 percent of the voters in the California farm community recalled its mayor and all but one of its city council members, the council decided the county-certified recall was illegitimate, maintaining that the city alone has the authority to conduct a special election. County officials have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the city council regarding the use of public funds as the legal process continues.

  The Utah legislature passed a measure last year that phases out universal automatic mail-in ballots by 2029. Voters will have to request a mail ballot every eight years after that. New election legislation is being considered to require the verification of the voter’s identification when they drop off their ballot, to ensure that each voter has intentionally opted in to vote by mail.

  Pray for state legislators and executive officials as they seek to ensure that elections and recalls are held in accordance with their laws and constitutions.

  Pray for America’s Faith Community

  
  “Christians are people who repent of their sins. We don’t talk about that that much, and yet that’s at the heart of Christianity, coming clean before God. When a parent models that for a child, let me tell you, great things are going to happen in that child’s life because you are modeling for them, they’re learning through osmosis. … they’re observing, they’re picking up from you these cues on how it is that they’re supposed to interact not just with their earthly father or mother, but also how they interact with their heavenly Father and they come clean and they confess their sins and they repent.” – Dave Stone, Pastor to Pastor, The Lifeblood of the Home with Ryan Frederick

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