Today, I was looking for a guide for Christians who wanted to pray for our General Elections, which will occur next Saturday, 7 May. To my surprise, I didn't find any.
With the help of a UK website, I came up with some prompters. Here goes:
1. Pray that all the political parties consider how Singapore can become a fairer and more compassionate society.
2. Pray for producers and editors of the various media -- radio, TV, the Internet as well as newspapers -- to be discerning and fair; that those involved in reporting during this election campaign communicate in unbiased and accurate ways; that blogs and other internet communications will be used responsibly.
3. Pray that candidates put their message across with clarity and integrity, and that the issues raised will be those that are on God’s heart.
4. Pray for Christian believers in positions of authority within the political parties to be strong in the Lord and guided by His goodness and wisdom.
5. Pray that Christian candidates will be bold and eloquent in how they respond to issues and questions that have important moral and ethical implications.
6. Ask God to restrain those who hold extreme or offensive views.
7. Remember the candidates standing in your constituency, asking God to bless and guide them.
8. Ask God to inspire local churches and individual Christians to pray for party leaders and other candidates.
9. Ask God to guide Singaporeans to vote only for those who represent His heart.
10. Pray that people will come out and use their vote, that only God’s choice will be elected, for peace and for righteousness to prevail in our country.
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