Pray Without Ceasing

A guy I barely know, while on a business call, ended our conversation with, "I'll pray that this business deal of yours works out." I don't know the guy well enough to know if he's a Christian or not, but it started me thinking about prayer.

On a regular basis I pray that GWB wins the Presidential election over John Kerry. Not only that, but I pray that he wins it in a landslide. Some might say that it's wrong to pray about such things. Afterall, they say, God isn't a Democrat or Republican.

I'll grant them that, but I think God wants us to pray about things that matter to us. My concerns are pretty inconsequential in the scheme of things but they are important to me so I pray about them. I believe there is power in prayer and also that prayer helps to change our hearts towards God. The tricky part is accepting His answers when they aren't what I would want.

I thank God Al Gore didn't get elected President and I plan to keep on praying about our upcoming election. How about you?