| Presidential Prayers |
| The weight of the world on his shoulders, |
| The mountains to climb so high; |
| The cause that hangs in the balance, |
| Whether men live in freedom or die! |
| We promised to always pray for him. |
| But, no one makes us bend our knees. |
| Don't forget to pray for our President, |
| Who must fight foes unseen. |
| He stepped right in line with our thinking, |
| Addresses a God he loves. |
| The Book that he studies for answers ~ |
| Inspired by the Lord above. |
| He's doing his part, not shirking, |
| While we (with a duty to pray) |
| Sometimes forget our pledges; |
| Ere we kneel at the close of the day. |
| So, let's, each, remember to insert his name |
| In the prayers we say every night, |
| As we watch the aging take place on his face ~ |
| Waging war with the enemy of right. |
| We owe it. We count it a duty. |
| But, it's freely we bow our knees |
| To pray for our President and leaders, |
| And the land of the brave and the free! |
| © 2003 by Joan Clifton Costner |
| "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." |
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