Weekly Prayer Requests

This week's prayer requests are below.  After the preparation of these requests last night, news broke that former Congressman and Vice Presidential nominee Jack Kemp had died.  Please be in prayer for his family and former members of his staff during this difficult time.

 U.S. Executive Branch Officials

• For the President as he has completed his first 100 days in office and now must select a new Supreme Court Justice to replace Justice David Souter, who announced his retirement Friday.
  
• For the President’s advisors as they work to set priorities. The President announced that the Freedom of Choice Act was not a priority for his administration.
  
• Cabinet Spotlight: The Department of Health and Human Services, which is tasked with protecting the health of Americans and administering Medicare. Pray for the more than 65,000 employees and its newly-confirmed Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius.
  

 U.S. Legislative Branch Officials

• For members of the Senate as they consider legislation addressing the mortgage crisis.
  
• For members of the House as they also consider legislation addressing the housing crisis and predatory lending.
  
• For the staff of Senate Judiciary Committee as they deal with the uncertainty of adjusting to the new leadership on the minority side after Sen. Arlen Specter switched parties.
  
• For the  Senate as it prepares to consider nominees for the Supreme Court sent by President Obama.  Nominees could include Georgia Chief Justice Leah Sears, and Solicitor General Elena Kagan.
  

 State Government Officials

• For the continued recovery of Lt. Governor Casey Cagle after his surgery on Monday of last week.
  
• For public health officials as they continue to address the potential H1N1 flu crisis in the state of Georgia.  There is only one confirmed case in Georgia so far.
  
• For Governor Perdue and his staff as they continue to determine which bills to sign and veto within the 40-day window after the adjournment of the legislative session on April 3.  The Governor has already signed a number of bills, but has many more to consider.
  

National Requests

• For the continued flu crisis and prevention of the further spread of the H1N1 flu.
  
• For the release of bank “stress tests” conducted by the U.S. Treasury and the market impact this week.
  

Thought for the Week

 “Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.”  
--H.L. Mencken