Prayer for our leaders

In a cosmopolitan society like ours, there are people who don’t believe in prayer. They see prayer as a waste of time. But I want to believe that majority of Nigerians are religious people- Muslims, Christians, Idol worshipers and other worshipers. The common denominator is the belief in the Supreme Being who answers prayer. Some of us believed prayer is shooting a request into cyber space but anyone who actually pray knows that prayers are answered.

What is prayer?

‘’Yes’’ ‘’No’’ or ‘’not yet’’ but prayers are answered.

I therefore call on the masses who have absolute faith that  our country will be healed of all her weaknesses’. I call on the citizens who believe in prayer to join me in praying for our leaders.

Today, O God, I hold before you the rulers of the Nation- President, Vice President, Our Law Makers, Governors, Ministers, Kings, Queens and all who are in positions of supreme leadership.

Dear Lord, we have come again in another journey of four years. We pray thee grant our leaders good health and good sense of direction to stir the affairs of this great country aright.

We have been burdened with problems of leadership for a very long time; this has caused challenges in power sector, education sector, infrastructural facilities, housing, health care, food and other sectors. We have consistently prayed yet the problems are still there. We pray thee to forgive us our sins and let our country be an envious nation among her folks.’

The innocent citizens are being killed on a daily basis and there seems to be no end in sight. Grant our leaders the wisdom & intelligence to stop the bandits whose hearts are filled with glowing embers of vengeance from killing naïve and helpless citizens.

Dear Lord we know there is nothing impossible for you to do, we have cried day and night , yet you have shown us in diverse ways not to give up on the country and that is why we are praying  for our leaders today. Let the solution be manifested to them so that they can lead us appropriately.

Great God, help these leaders, in the loneliness of their decisions and put wise counselors around them so that they can make good decision on our behalf.

Dear God, we have cried out aloud consistently but our voices have continued to get lost in the echoes of nothingness. But at this moment, we ask for just one thing the protection, guidance and direction of our leaders.

Dear Lord, we know that we can’t eat chicken without butchering it, we have always butchered efforts but it has always come to naught. Grant us hope and inner strength to see our great country blossom like a beautiful red flower.

Thank you God for the answered prayer…

Olusanya Anjorin, Abuja.