Pray For The Nation


"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord..."
Psalm 33:12


Join with fellow believers who commit to pray for 15 minutes  every Monday.  

Praying for a specific state each week:

  • Praying by name for Senators & Representatives to the US Congress from that state.

  • Praying by name for the Governor of that state.

  • Praying for spiritual renewal for that state.

Praying for specific National leaders.


"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
II Chronicles 7:14

THIS WEEK'S PRAYER FOCUS

February 4, 2008

STATE:

South Dakota

NATIONAL LEADER: 

First Lady:

Laura Welch Bush

TOPIC:

Showing UNDESERVED kindness imitates God's character.

 THEME:

"I tell you, love your enemies.  Help and give without expecting a return.  You'll never-I promise-regret it.  Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we're at our worst.  Our Father is kind; you be kind."

Luke 6:35   The Message Bible

 

 

 

  You can make a difference for America by taking a stand ON YOUR KNEES!

IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY, CALL 91:1 (Psalms)

“He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalms 91:1

Important Numbers to always have handy…

When in sorrow

Call

John 14

When people fail you

Call

Psalm 27

If you want to be fruitful

Call

John 15

When you have sinned

Call

Psalm 51

When you worry

Call

Matthew 6:19-34

When you are in danger

Call

Psalm 91

When God seems far away

Call

Psalm 139

When your faith needs stirring

Call

Hebrews 11

When you are lonely and fearful

Call

Psalm 23

When you grow bitter and critical

Call

I Corinthians 13

For Paul’s secret to happiness

Call

Colossians 3:12-17

For understanding of Christianity

Call

II Corinthians 5:15-19

When you feel down and out

Call

Romans 8:31

When you want peace and rest

Call

Matthew 11:25-30

When the world seems bigger than God

Call

Psalm 90

When you want Christian assurance

Call

Romans 8:1-30

When you leave home for labor or travel

Call

Psalm 121

When your prayers grow narrow or selfish

Call

Psalm 67

For a great invention/opportunity

Call

Isaiah 55

When you want courage for a task

Call

Joshua 1

For how to get along with others

Call

Romans 12

If your pocketbook is empty

Call

Psalm 37

If discouraged about your work

Call

Psalm 126

If you find the world growing small and yourself great

Call

Psalm 19

  Alternate numbers…

For dealing with fear

Call

Psalm 34:7

For security

Call

Psalm 121:3

For reassurance

Call

Psalm 145:18

Emergency numbers may be dialed direct.

No operator assistance is necessary.

All lines to heaven are open 24 hours a day!

Feed your faith, and doubt will starve to death!

INSTRUCTIONS:
Please click below on the state highlighted in 
THIS WEEK'S PRAYER FOCUS.

ALABAMA  ALASKA  AMERICAN SAMOA  ARIZONA ARKANSAS  CALIFORNIA  COLORADO  CONNECTICUT DELAWARE  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  FLORIDA  GEORGIA  GUAM  HAWAII  IDAHO  ILLINOIS  INDIANA  IOWA  KANSAS  KENTUCKY  LOUISIANA  MAINE  MARYLAND  MASSACHUSETTS  MICHIGAN  MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI  MISSOURI  MONTANA  NEBRASKA  NEVADA  NEW HAMPSHIRE  NEW JERSEY  NEW MEXICO  NEW YORK  NORTH CAROLINA  NORTH DAKOTA  OHIO OKLAHOMA  OREGON PENNSYLVANIA  PUERTO RICO  RHODE ISLAND  SOUTH CAROLINA  SOUTH DAKOTA  TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT  VIRGINIA   VIRGIN ISLANDS  WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING

  Alabama

Governor Bob Riley

Senator Richard C. Shelby

Senator Jeff Sessions

Representatives:

Jo Bonner

Terry Everett

Michael D. Rogers

Robert B. Aderholt

Robert E. “Bud” Cramer, Jr.

Spencer Bachus

Artur Davis

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Alaska 

Governor Frank Murkowski

Senator Ted Stevens

Senator Lisa Murkowski

Representatives:

Don Young

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Arizona

 

Governor Janet Napolitano 

Senator John McCain

Senator Jon Kyl 

Representatives:

Jeff Flake

Ed Pastor

Rick Renzi

John B. Shadegg

Jim Kolbe

J.D. Hayworth

Trent Franks

Raul Grijalva

BACK TO TOP 

 

 

 

Arkansas

 

Governor Mike Huckabee

 

Senator Mark Pryor

Senator Blanche L. Lincoln

 

Representatives:

Marion Berry

Vic Snyder

John Boozman

Mike Ross

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California

 

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

Senator Dianne Feinstein

Senator Barbara Boxer

 

Representatives:

Mike Thompson

Wally Herger

Dan Lungren

John T. Doolittle

Doris Matsui

Lynn Woolsey

George Miller

Nancy Pelosi

Barbara Lee

Ellen O Tauscher

Richard Pombo

Tom Lantos

Fortney H. “Pete” Stark

Anna Eshoo

Michael M. Honda

Zoe Lofgren

Sam Farr

Dennis Cardoza

George P. Radanovich

Jim Costa

Devin Nunes

William M. Thomas

Lois Capps

Elton Gallegly

David Dreier

Brad Sherman

Howard “Buck” McKeon

Howard L. Berman

Adam Schiff

Henry A Waxman

Xavier Becerra

Hilda L. Solis

Diane Watson

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Grace F. Napolitano

Maxine Waters

Jane F. Harman

Juanita Millender-McDonald

Linda T. Sanchez

Ed Royce

Jerry Lewis

Gary G. Miller

Joe Baca

Ken Calvert

Mary Bono

Dana Rohrabacher

Loretta L. Sanchez

Christopher Cox

Darrell Issa

Susan A. Davis

Bob Filner

Randy “Duke” Cunningham

Duncan Hunter

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Colorado

 

Governor Bill Owens

 

Senator Ken Salazar

Senator Wayne Allard

 

Representatives:

Diana L. DeGette

Mark Udall

John T. Salazar

Marilyn Musgrave

Joel Hefley

Thomas G. Tancredo

Bob Beauprez

BACK TO TOP

 

 

 

Connecticut

 

Governor M. Jodi Rell 

 

Senator Christopher J. Dodd

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman

 

Representatives:

John B. Larson

Robert R. Simmons

Rosa DeLauro

Christopher Shays

Nancy L. Johnson

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Delaware

 

Governor Ruth Ann Minner

 

Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Senator Thomas R. Carper

 

Representatives:

Michael Castle

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Florida

 

Governor Jeb Bush

 

Senator Mel Martinez

Senator Bill Nelson

 

Representatives:

Jeff Miller

F. Allen Boyd, Jr.

Corrine Brown

Ander Crenshaw

Ginny Brown-Waite

Cliff Stearns

John Mica

Ric Keller

Michael Bilirakis

C.W. “Bill” Young

Jim Davis

Adam Putnam

Katherine Harris

Connie Mack

Dave Weldon

Mark Foley

Kendrick B. Meek

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Robert I. Wexler

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Lincoln Diaz-Balart

E. Clay Shaw, Jr.

Alcee L. Hastings

Tom Feeney

Mario Diaz-Balart

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Georgia

 

Governor Sonny Perdue

 

Senator Saxby Chambliss

Senator Johnny Isakson

 

Representatives:

Jack Kingston

Sanford Bishop, Jr.

Cynthia McKinney

Jim Marshall

John Lewis

Tom Price

John Linder

Lynn A. Westmoreland

Charles Norwood

Nathan Deal

Phil Gingrey

John Barrow

David Scott

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Hawaii

 

Governor Linda Lingle 

 

Senator Daniel K. Inouye

Senator Daniel K. Akaka

 

Representatives:

Neil Abercrombie

Ed Case

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Idaho

 

Governor Dirk Kempthorne

 

Senator Larry E. Craig

Senator Michael D. Crapo

 

Representatives:

C.L. “Butch” Otter

Mike Simpson

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Illinois

 

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich

 

Senator Richard J. Durbin

Senator Barack Obama

 

Representatives:

Bobby L. Rush

Jesse Jackson, Jr.

Dan Lipinski

Luis Gutierrez

Rahm Emanuel

Henry J. Hyde

Danny K. Davis

Melissa L. Bean

Janice D. Schakowsky

Mark S. Kirk

Jerry Weller

Jerry F. Costello

Judy Biggert

J. Dennis Hastert

Timothy V. Johnson

Donald A. Manzullo

Lane Evans

Ray LaHood

John M. Shimkus

 

  BACK TO TOP

 

Indiana

 

Governor Mitchell Daniels

 

Senator Richard G Lugar

Senator Evan Bayh

 

Representatives:

Peter J. Visclosky

Chris Chocola

Mike Pence

Mark Souder

Steve Buyer

Dan Burton

John N. Hostettler

Mike Sodrel

Julia M. Carson

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Iowa

 

Governor Tom Vilsack

 

Senator Charles E. Grassley

Senator Tom Harkin

 

Representatives:

Jim Leach

Jim Nussle

Leonard L Boswell

Steve King

Tom Latham

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Kansas

 

Governor Kathleen Sebelius

 

Senator Sam Brownback

Senator Pat Roberts

 

Representatives:

Jerry Moran

Jim R. Ryun

Dennis Moore

Todd Tiahrt

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Kentucky

 

Governor Ernie Fletcher

 

Senator Mitch McConnell

Senator Jim Bunning

 

Representatives:

Edward Whitfield

Ron Lewis

Anne M. Northup

Geoff Davis

Harold Rogers

Ernest Lee Fletcher

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Louisiana

 

Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco

 

Senator David Vitter

Senator Mary Landrieu

 

Representatives:

Bobby Jindal

William J. Jefferson

Charlie Melancon

Jim McCrery

Rodney Alexander

Richard H. Baker

Charles W. Boustany, Jr.

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

 

Maine

 

Governor John Elias Baldacci

 

Senator Olympia J. Snowe

Senator Susan M. Collins

 

Representatives:

Thomas H. Allen

Michael H. Michaud

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Maryland

 

Governor Robert L. Ehrlich

 

Senator Paul S Sarbanes

Senator Barbara A. Mikulski

 

Representatives:

Wayne Gilchrest

C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger

Benjamin L. Cardin

Albert Wynn

Steny H. Hoyer

Roscoe Bartlett

Elijah Cummings

Chris Van Hollen, Jr.

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Massachusetts

 

Governor Mitt Romney

 

Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Senator John F. Kerry

 

Representatives:

John W. Olver

Richard E. Neal

James P. McGovern

Barney Frank

Marty Meehan

John F. Tierney

Edward J. Markey

Michael Capuano

Stephen F. Lynch

William Delahunt

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Michigan

 

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm

 

Senator Carl Levin

Senator Debbie A. Stabenow

 

Representatives:

Bart Stupak

Peter Hoekstra

Vernon Ehlers

Dave Camp

Dale E. Kildee

Fred Upton

Joe Schwarz

Michael J. Rogers

Joseph Knollenberg

Candice Miller

Thaddeus G. McCotter

Sander M. Levin

Carolyn C. Kilpatrick

John Conyers, Jr.

John D. Dingell

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Minnesota

 

Governor Tim Pawlenty

 

Senator Norm Coleman

Senator Mark Dayton

 

Representatives:

Gil Gutknecht

John Kline

Jim Ramstad

Betty McCollum

Martin Olav Sabo

Mark Kennedy

Collin Peterson

James L. Oberstar

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Mississippi

 

Governor Haley Barbour

 

Senator Thad Cochran

Senator Trent Lott

 

Representatives:

Roger F. Wicker

Bennie G. Thompson

Charles “Chip” Pickering, Jr.

Gene Taylor

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Missouri

 

Governor Matt Blunt

 

Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond

Senator Jim Talent

 

Representatives:

William Lacy Clay

Todd Akin

Russ Carnahan

Ike Skelton

Emanuel Cleaver

Samuel B. Graves

Roy Blunt

Jo Ann H. Emerson

Kenny C. Hulshof

BACK TO TOP

 

 

 

Montana

 

Governor Brian Schweitzer

 

Senator Max Baucus

Senator Conrad Burns

 

Representatives:

Dennis R. Rehberg

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Nebraska

 

Governor David Heineman

 

Senator Chuck Hagel

Senator Ben Nelson

 

Representatives:

Jeff Fortenberry

Lee Terry

Thomas W. Osborne

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Nevada

 

Governor Kenny Guinn

 

Senator Harry Reid

Senator John Ensign

 

Representatives:

Shelley Berkley

James A. Gibbons

Jon Porter

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

New Hampshire

 

Governor John Lynch

 

Senator John E. Sununu

Senator Judd Gregg

 

Representatives:

Jeb Bradley

Charles Bass

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

New Jersey

 

Governor Richard J. Codey

 

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg

Senator Jon S. Corzine

 

Representatives:

Robert E. Andrews

Frank A. LoBiondo

Jim Saxton

Christopher H. Smith

Scott Garrett

Frank Pallone, Jr.

Michael A. Ferguson

Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Steven R. Rothman

Donald M. Payne

Rodney Frelinghuysen

Rush Holt

Robert Menendez

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

New Mexico

 

Governor Bill Richardson

 

Senator Pete V. Domenici

Senator Jeff Bingaman

 

Representatives:

Heather A. Wilson

Steve Pearce

Tom Udall

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

New York

 

Governor George E. Pataki

 

Senator Charles E. Schumer

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

 

Representatives:

Tim Bishop

Steve J. Israel

Peter King

Carolyn McCarthy

Gary L. Ackerman

Gregory W. Meeks

Joseph Crowley

Jerrold Nadler

Anthony David Weiner

Edolphus Towns

Major R. Owens

Nydia Velázquez

Vito Fossella

Carolyn Maloney

Charles B. Rangel

José E. Serrano

Eliot L. Engel

Nita M. Lowey

Sue W. Kelly 

John E. Sweeney

Michael R. McNulty

Maurice Hinchey

John McHugh

Sherwood L. Boehlert

James T. Walsh

Maurice Hinchey

Thomas Reynolds

Brian M. Higgins

Louise McIntosh Slaughter

Randy Kuhl

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

North Carolina

 

Governor Michael F. Easley

 

Senator Elizabeth Dole

Senator Richard Burr

 

Representatives:

G.K. Butterfield

Bob Etheridge

Walter Jones, Jr.

David E. Price

Virginia Foxx

Howard Coble

Mike McIntyre

Robin Hayes

Sue Myrick

Patrick McHenry

Charles H. Taylor

Melvin Watt

Brad Miller

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

North Dakota

 

Governor John Hoeven

 

Senator Kent Conrad

Senator Byron L. Dorgan

 

Representatives:

Earl Pomeroy

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Ohio

 

Governor Bob Taft

 

Senator Mike DeWine

Senator George V. Voinovich

 

Representatives:

Steve Chabot

Rob J. Portman

Michael Turner

Michael G. Oxley

Paul E. Gillmor

Ted Strickland

David Hobson

John A. Boehner

Marcy Kaptur

Dennis J. Kucinich

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Patrick J. Tiberi

Sherrod Brown

Steven C. LaTourette

Deborah Pryce

Ralph Regula

Tim Ryan

Bob Ney

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Oklahoma

 

Governor Brad Henry

 

Senator Tom Coburn

Senator James M. Inhofe

 

Representatives:

John Sullivan

Dan Boren

Tom Cole

Ernest Istook, Jr.

Frank D. Lucas

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Oregon

 

Governor Ted Kulongoski

 

Senator Ron Wyden

Senator Gordon Smith

 

Representatives:

David Wu

Greg Walden

Earl Blumenauer

Peter A. DeFazio

Darlene Hooley

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

Governor Edward G. Rendell

 

Senator Arlen Spector

Senator Rick Santorum

 

Representatives:

Robert A. Brady

Chaka Fattah

Philip S. English

Melissa A. Hart

John E. Peterson

Jim Gerlach

Curt Weldon

Mike Fitzpatrick

Bill Shuster

Don Sherwood

Paul E. Kanjorski

John P. Murtha

Allyson Y. Schwartz

Mike Doyle

Charles W. Dent

Joseph R. Pitts

Tim Holden

Timothy F. Murphy

Todd R. Platts

BACK TO TOP

 

 

Rhode Island

 

Governor Donald L. Carcieri

 

Senator Jack Reed

Senator Lincoln D. Chafee

 

Representatives:

Patrick J. Kennedy

James R. Langevin

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South Carolina

 

Governor Mark C. Sanford

 

Senator Lindsey O. Graham

Senator Jim DeMint

 

Representatives:

Henry E. Brown, Jr.

Joe Wilson

J. Gresham Barrett

Bob Inglis

John M. Spratt, Jr.

James Clyburn

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

South Dakota

 

Governor M. Michael Rounds

 

Senator John R. Thune

Senator Tim Johnson

 

Representatives:

Stephanie Herseth

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Tennessee

 

Governor Phil Bredesen    

 

Senator Bill Frist

Senator Lamar Alexander

 

Representatives:

William L. Jenkins

John J. Duncan, Jr.

Zach Wamp

Lincoln Davis

Jim Cooper

Bart Gordon

Marsha Blackburn

John S. Tanner

Harold E. Ford, Jr.

  BACK TO TOP

 

 

Texas

 

Governor Rick Perry

 

Senator John Cornyn

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson

 

Representatives:

Louie Gohmert

Ted Poe

Sam Johnson

Ralph M. Hall

Jeb Hensarling

Joe Barton

John A. Culberson

Kevin P. Brady

Al Green

Michael McCaul

Mike Conaway

Kay Granger

William “Mac” Thornberry

Ron E. Paul

Rubén E. Hinojosa

Silvestre Reyes

Chet Edwards

Sheila Jackson Lee

Randy Neugebauer

Charles A. Gonzalez

Lamar S. Smith

Tom DeLay

Henry Bonilla