The following is a prayer that I posted for the then President-elect Donald Trump:
Lord I lift this man up to you who is to become our president....for mercies upon his
soul Lord and for wisdom that might in turn lead to mercies upon we your children. I see myself in
him Lord, not the fame or wealth or great abilities in business but in his blindness and even
arrogance. I see myself when I was cast off from your blessings of grace and knowledge of your
majesties....I see myself even now in need of the same mercies. Lord, you permitted him to attain
that which this world calls great success....show him that it is but a dung heap. He finds himself in a
position that he believes talent and purpose has brought him....maybe even fate as he perceives fate
to be. Surely his countenance of supreme confidence must dissipate at night when he has nothing to
do but lie in bed and contemplate what has happened to him in the last year. Surely Lord the
responsibilities must unnerve him. Does he marvel Lord? I pray that he doesn't, for he would not
marvel at what you have done, for he has shown no inclination to consult you, therefore he would
have to marvel at what he perceives he himself has done....just as Nebuchadnezzar had marveled.
In whatever is in store for him in this exalted position he is to assume I pray that if it be your will
that his eyes would be opened to the realities surrounding him....the realities of a world that
has rejected its Creator and will therefore be judged by its Creator...and the reality that he also has
fallen under this prideful self-exaltation and is in need of your mercy of redemption. Cause him to
tremble Lord....at your holiness....at his sinfulness....and if it be in your plans to have mercy upon
us then cause him to humble himself before you just as you did with us....and that the
accompanying eternal and unsurpassable blessings would also be his as they are ours. I ask not
Lord for him to the champion that he projects himself to be, for you alone Lord are our
champion...our captain...and our king. I ask not Lord that our nation would merely be granted more
time to move further away from you....but that it would...in whatever time you give us...display
clearly to the world a refusal to follow the schemes of those whose plans are for building a new
world in total antithesis to you its Creator. Lord, this man is not alone in need of mercy for
we ourselves have failed miserably. Show us this Lord...and set us apart once again....for your
purposes. If you should will it that we return to you then no force on this earth or in the heavens can
thwart our return. Lord, this man has advisers all around him. Some acknowledge that only you
cause nations to rise and to fall but most do not acknowledge you. Blind this man who will be called
the president to those that are blind to you Lord! Give this man no strength apart from trust in you
Lord, for any other perceived strength is worthless and deceiving. Then should turmoil come, we
shall have perfect peace Lord...not necessarily peace as man views peace...but peace in the midst of
travail....our minds set upon you who not only created the heavens and the earth but controls
everything and everyone in this your creation....and if peace should come....as man views
peace....we could do noting but gratefully acknowledge that you have brought order out of chaos
for your glory alone.
Update: This was a prayer constructed in almost one long thought as I typed it. I celebrated Donald Trump's victory not because of what I knew of him....but because of what I knew about his opponent. Well it has been two years and I've read more than two dozen books composed of bios and profiles and insider accounts....both pro and con....and have had daily....sometimes hourly updates on Twitter from the President himself showing us who he is....and all of this points to what seems to be an accurate statement made by Donald Trump himself a few years ago....about himself....in that he said that he basically hasn't changed since he was eight years old. There seems to have been no discernible growth or change in the character or methods or religious beliefs of Donald Trump in the past two years....or twelve years....or forty-two years....or even six decades.
Lord I lift this man up to you who is to become our president....for mercies upon his
soul Lord and for wisdom that might in turn lead to mercies upon we your children. I see myself in
him Lord, not the fame or wealth or great abilities in business but in his blindness and even
arrogance. I see myself when I was cast off from your blessings of grace and knowledge of your
majesties....I see myself even now in need of the same mercies. Lord, you permitted him to attain
that which this world calls great success....show him that it is but a dung heap. He finds himself in a
position that he believes talent and purpose has brought him....maybe even fate as he perceives fate
to be. Surely his countenance of supreme confidence must dissipate at night when he has nothing to
do but lie in bed and contemplate what has happened to him in the last year. Surely Lord the
responsibilities must unnerve him. Does he marvel Lord? I pray that he doesn't, for he would not
marvel at what you have done, for he has shown no inclination to consult you, therefore he would
have to marvel at what he perceives he himself has done....just as Nebuchadnezzar had marveled.
In whatever is in store for him in this exalted position he is to assume I pray that if it be your will
that his eyes would be opened to the realities surrounding him....the realities of a world that
has rejected its Creator and will therefore be judged by its Creator...and the reality that he also has
fallen under this prideful self-exaltation and is in need of your mercy of redemption. Cause him to
tremble Lord....at your holiness....at his sinfulness....and if it be in your plans to have mercy upon
us then cause him to humble himself before you just as you did with us....and that the
accompanying eternal and unsurpassable blessings would also be his as they are ours. I ask not
Lord for him to the champion that he projects himself to be, for you alone Lord are our
champion...our captain...and our king. I ask not Lord that our nation would merely be granted more
time to move further away from you....but that it would...in whatever time you give us...display
clearly to the world a refusal to follow the schemes of those whose plans are for building a new
world in total antithesis to you its Creator. Lord, this man is not alone in need of mercy for
we ourselves have failed miserably. Show us this Lord...and set us apart once again....for your
purposes. If you should will it that we return to you then no force on this earth or in the heavens can
thwart our return. Lord, this man has advisers all around him. Some acknowledge that only you
cause nations to rise and to fall but most do not acknowledge you. Blind this man who will be called
the president to those that are blind to you Lord! Give this man no strength apart from trust in you
Lord, for any other perceived strength is worthless and deceiving. Then should turmoil come, we
shall have perfect peace Lord...not necessarily peace as man views peace...but peace in the midst of
travail....our minds set upon you who not only created the heavens and the earth but controls
everything and everyone in this your creation....and if peace should come....as man views
peace....we could do noting but gratefully acknowledge that you have brought order out of chaos
for your glory alone.
Update: This was a prayer constructed in almost one long thought as I typed it. I celebrated Donald Trump's victory not because of what I knew of him....but because of what I knew about his opponent. Well it has been two years and I've read more than two dozen books composed of bios and profiles and insider accounts....both pro and con....and have had daily....sometimes hourly updates on Twitter from the President himself showing us who he is....and all of this points to what seems to be an accurate statement made by Donald Trump himself a few years ago....about himself....in that he said that he basically hasn't changed since he was eight years old. There seems to have been no discernible growth or change in the character or methods or religious beliefs of Donald Trump in the past two years....or twelve years....or forty-two years....or even six decades.
