An Election Day Prayer

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An Election Day Prayer

Offered by Stephen A. Macchia

 

Almighty God, Father, Son and Spirit,

Creator of the ends of the earth, Author of life and light and love.

Today our nation heads to the polls, from dawn to dusk,

To vote for the next leader of the free world.

And the road to this moment in our history has been tumultuous.

Our friends on both sides of the aisle of power have hurt one another. Deeply.

We are no longer a united country, but instead find ourselves deeply divided.

Philosophically. Theologically. Economically. Racially. Ethnically.

We’ve been critical of one another.

Conflicted,

Comparative,

Curious,

Cautious,

Cynical,

Even Combative.

And for this we humbly repent.

Tomorrow we will awake with a newly elected president,

And half of us will be disappointed, disgruntled, dismayed.

While the other side of the street will be delighted.

So we will need your Kingly rule in our hearts,

To patiently guide, protect, strengthen and lead us by the hand,

In order for us to come back together as family and friends,

Colleagues,

Confidantes,

Communities.

We are desperate for You to reign over our hearts and lives,

As Redeemer of our brokenness,

Sustainer of our blessedness,

Transformer of our belovedness.

To heal our hurts and restore our relationships and regain our equilibrium.

Keep us from temptation to be the rightest, best, and most braggadocios.

But instead to be compassionate, humble, tolerant, tempered and gracious.

Like never before.

Hungry for You. For Your Word. For Your Wisdom. For Your Way.

In this important hour.

May it be so, dear Father, Great Lover of our Souls.

All for Your namesake, Your Kingdom, and Your righteousness.

In our hearts. In our neighborhoods. In our nation. In our world.

In Jesus, our only hope for peace.

Amen.

 

Stephen A. Macchia is founder and president of Leadership Transformations, Inc.

 

 

 

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Steve Macchia

Founder & President

The Rev. Dr. Stephen A. Macchia is founder and president of Leadership Transformations, Inc. (LTI), a ministry serving the spiritual formation, discernment, and renewal of leaders and learners since 2003. For more than 20 years he has been the Director of the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Doctor of Ministry Program. From 1989-2003 he was the president of Vision New England, the largest regional church renewal association in the country. Earlier in his ministry life, Steve was a member of the pastoral staff of Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts for 11 years. He is the author or co-author of 17 books, including The Discerning Life (Zondervan Reflective), and Crafting a Rule of Life, Becoming A Healthy Church (LTI), and Broken and Whole (IVP).  He and his wife Ruth live in the Boston (MA) area and are the proud parents of two married children and grandparents to three adorable grandchildren. Steve’s personal website is www.SteveMacchia.com.

My soul comes alive singing the great hymns of the church and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. I’m in awe of God for fulfilling the dream for LTI that he birthed in my heart, for the team he has assembled, and the transformational impact experienced in the leaders and teams we serve.

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Mitzi started her professional life as a high school social studies teacher. She and her husband Jerry then served cross-culturally for ten+ years, living abroad first in India and then Kurdistan, N. Iraq. In addition to being a Spiritual Director, she now serves as a Formation and Care pastor in her local church in Houston, TX. She has graduated from LTI’s Selah Spiritual Direction training as well as LTI’s Emmaus Formational Leadership Program.

Mitzi enjoys engaging conversation, reading fiction, doing jigsaw/crossword puzzles, ocean gazing and exploring the world with Jerry through food and travel.

God has two main callings in Mitzi’s life: to care for those who care for others and to be a guide in helping others have a healthy relationship with the Trinity – recognizing God’s loving presence and activity in their lives and how to faithfully respond.

Selah was a transformative experience for me – allowing the contemplative within to emerge and to beautifully co-exist with my extraverted personality.