The Christian Civics Blog
Loving God with all our mind, when what’s on our mind is politics.
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A Prayer About the Temptations of Power
A prayer for the church to resist the temptation to amass and weild power for itself.
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Unity and Repentance
A prayer for relationships that have been strained by political extremism.
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The Litany of Resistance
Resisting the powers and principalities that malform our spirits.
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Praying Against Anger, Exhaustion and Despair
A prayer for our spiritual formation in the public square.
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Confessing Violence
Turning our stone hearts into flesh in light of persistent violence in our country.
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Praying for Targets of Political Violence
A pulpit-style prayer that goes deeper than our partisan divides.
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When Politics Makes Christians Lonely…
A prayer for the effect politics is having on our churches.
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Justice for Grieving: A Prayer
A prayer for the effect politics is having on our churches.
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A Prayer for Grief in our Politics
A prayer for the effect politics is having on our churches.
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A Prayer for Merciful Politics
A prayer for our politics to benefit from the mecy of Christians.
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A Prayer for Merciful Relationships
A prayer from Mako Nagasawa, offered on our May 22 Prayer Call
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Confusing Our Enemies: A Prayer for Christian Reconciliation
Let us not confuse the enemy of our souls for the enemy of our candidates.
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A Prayer for Christian Civic Witness
A prayer for all of us, delivered on our May 8 prayer call.