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- Issue 731 – Verse of the Week
December 25th – December 31st 2025
VERSE OF THE WEEK
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:7
Worship the Prince of Peace
Do you have a singular favorite Christmas carol? Bringing the thousands of choices down to just one is difficult, but chances are, somewhere within its lyrics, you will find “peace.” Indeed, “peace on Earth” was in the very first Christmas carol, sung by the angels to the shepherds! But what peace are you experiencing? Peace on this earth wait a while longer, as war and violence, darkness and confusion are everywhere. Yet, in the midst of the chaos, you can have peace WITH God and the peace OF God, when you believe in Christ and give Him your life and your trust. “Not as the world gives,” is the kind of peace Jesus offers. Bow your heart to receive His peace this Christmas.
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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 731 – Federal Branches
Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last week that expanded the U.S. travel ban to include five additional countries. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria are now among those nations with full entry restrictions. The White House cited ongoing failures to meet U.S. security and vetting standards by those governments.
Pray for discernment for the president and U.S. national and homeland security officials as they assess the threats posed by foreign nationals.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas said that the healthcare overhaul he proposed would remove Affordable Care Act subsidies from insurance companies and put the money in patients’ hands. The proposal would extend the Obamacare subsidies for one year with reforms that counter fraud and lower costs.
Pray for senators and representatives as they consider the extension of the healthcare subsidies.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
The House Education and Workforce Committee, chaired by Representative Tim Walberg of Michigan, approved legislation introduced by Representative Mark Harris of North Carolina that would clarify language in the Higher Education Act to end discrimination against homeschooled high school graduates. “No student should ever face discrimination or disadvantage during the college admissions process simply because they were homeschooled,” Congressman Harris said of the Homeschool Graduation Recognition Act. “Yet, many universities still treat homeschoolers as second-class applicants by requiring excessive documentation and additional testing.”
Pray for chairs and members of congressional committees as they seek to ensure acts and laws are appropriately interpreted and applied.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
A federal judge from the District of Columbia U.S. District Court placed a temporary injunction against the policy of President Trump’s administration that requires members of Congress to submit requests a week ahead of visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities. She wrote that appropriations law “does entitle Members of Congress to access ICE facilities without being subject to a notice requirement.”
Pray for federal judges as they issue rulings regarding U.S. immigration enforcement and detention.
Featured Leaders For Prayer
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Russell Vought, Director, White House Office of Management & Budget
Director Russell Vought announced that the administration is dismantling a large climate research center in Colorado.
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Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas
Senator Ted Cruz is advocating for legislation to require the Defense Department to use a precise location sharing tool that increases coordination between commercial and military flights.
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned if one party benefits over the other by the restriction on how much can be spent on a political campaign.
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Admiral Kevin Lunday, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is actively tracking Venezuelan oil tankers that are under U.S. sanctions.
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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- Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative
Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative
- Education – B.A., Brigham Young University; L.L.M., Paris Institute of Political Studies; L.L.M., Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University; J.D., University if Virginia School of Law
- Military Service – U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General Corps
- Profession – Attorney
- Political Experience – Chief of Staff for the U.S. Trade Representative
- In office since – 2025
- Family – Undisclosed
- Religious Affiliation – Mormon
- Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative
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AMERICA’S HISTORY OF FAITH AND PRAYER
- Issue 731 – Faith and Prayer History
“Our national and individual blessings are manifold. Our hopes are bright even though the world still stands divided in two antagonistic parts.
More precisely than in any other way, prayer places freedom and communism in opposition, one to the other. The Communist can find no reserve of strength in prayer because his doctrine of materialism and statism denies the dignity of man and consequently the existence of God. But in America, George Washington long ago rejected exclusive dependence upon mere materialistic values. In the bitter and critical winter at Valley Forge, when the cause of liberty was so near defeat, his recourse was sincere and earnest prayer. From it he received new hope and new strength of purpose out of which grew the freedom in which we celebrate this Christmas season.
As religious faith is the foundation of free government, so is prayer an indispensable part of that faith.“– President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Christmas Eve address, December 24, 1953
- Issue 731 – National Prayer Needs
Additional National Prayer Needs
Pray for America’s Military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced changes to the Chaplain Corps last week. The secretary said the focus will return to faith and virtue rather than political correctness and secular humanism. He said there will be “a top-down cultural shift putting spiritual well-being on the same footing as mental and physical health.” The secretary stated, “Our chaplains are chaplains, not emotional support officers, and we’re going to treat them as such.”
Pray for Secretary Hegseth and military chaplains as they return the Chaplain Corps focus to faith and virtue and away from new age concepts.
PRAY FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “We have a ways to go” before peace will be reached in Ukraine. Senator Lindsey Graham encouraged President Trump’s administration to increase pressure on Russia if President Putin will not engage in peace talks.
Pray for U.S. officials as they continue efforts to bring about a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Pray for AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL
Secretary Rubio recently designated two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges under an executive order from President Trump. “These individuals have directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel’s consent,” Secretary Rubio stated. “The ICC has continued to engage in politicized actions targeting Israel, which set a dangerous precedent for all nations. We will not tolerate ICC abuses of power that violate the sovereignty of the United States and Israel and wrongly subject U.S. and Israeli persons to the ICC’s jurisdiction.”
Pray for U.S. and Israeli officials to be discerning as they address the actions and decisions of the ICC.
Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed expanding the sunscreen active ingredient list to include bemotrizinol, which is a sunscreen ingredient marketed in several other countries. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said, “The agency has historically moved too slowly in this area, leaving Americans with fewer options than consumers abroad. We’re continuing to modernize the regulation of sunscreen and other over-the-counter drug products.” The FDA is currently accepting public comments on the proposed order.
Pray for Commissioner Makary and FDA officials and researchers as they review data and commentary on the proposed expansion of sunscreen ingredients.
Pray for Needs Across the States
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has again ruled in favor of Catholic Charities after the state attorney general sought to remove religious exemptions for unemployment insurance tax for all charities in the state. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state violated federal law by “impos[ing] a denominational preference by differentiating between religions based on theological lines” when it denied Catholic Charities’ exemption request.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics for violations of consumer protection and racketeering laws. He stated, “We believe these organizations failed to disclose the risks, limits, and evidence when promoting so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ for children. For years, these groups insisted the recommendations were settled science. … Children were irrevocably harmed because truth was replaced with political activism.”
Pray for state judges and attorneys general as they protect religious rights and seek to protect children.
Pray for America’s Faith Community
“The journey of faith changed the wise men, much the way we are changed today. When we step out on a faith journey with Jesus, we can’t help but be changed. When we labor for Jesus, giving our time, talents, money, and energy to Him, we are changed.” – Pastor Mark Finley, HopeLives365, December 2025
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