President Trump Makes Surprise Visit at Virginia Beach Church after Shootings: Here's the Prayer the Pastor Prayed Over Him

Todd Starnes : Jun 3, 2019
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The President made the brief stop at the McLean Bible Church to pray for the victims of the recent shooting and the community of Virginia Beach.

(Vienna, VA) — [Reprinted with permission from ToddStarnes.com] On Sunday, President Trump made an unannounced appearance at McLean Bible Church where Pastor David Platt delivered a moving prayer asking God to give the president "the grace he needs to govern." (Image: Screengrab via Bloomberg/ Christian Post)

The president did not deliver any remarks and quietly left the platform as many in the congregation cheered and applauded. Following is a transcript of the prayer. Click here to watch the video.

Oh God, we praise You as the one universal King over all. You are our Leader and our Lord and we worship You. There is one God and one Savior and it's You. Your name is Jesus and we exalt You, Jesus.

And we know, we need Your mercy. We need Your grace, we need Your help, we need Your wisdom in our country. And so, we stand right now, on behalf of our president, and we pray for Your grace, and Your mercy, and Your wisdom upon him.

God, we pray that he would know how much You love him. So much, that You sent Jesus to die for his sins, our sins, so we pray that he would look to You. That he would trust in You. That he would lean on You. That he would govern and make decisions in ways that are good for justice, and good for righteousness, and good for equity, every good path.

Lord we pray—we pray that You would give him all the grace he needs to govern in ways we just saw in 1 Timothy, chapter 2, that will lead to peaceful and quiet lives, Godly and dignified in every way.

God, we pray for Your blessing, in that way, upon his family. We pray that You would give them strength, we pray that You give them clarity, wisdom.

Wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Please, oh God, give him wisdom. And help him to lead our country, alongside other leaders.

We pray today for leaders in Congress. We pray for leaders in courts. We pray for leaders at national and state levels.

Please, oh God, help us to look to You. Help us to trust in Your Word. Help us to seek Your wisdom and live in ways that reflect Your love and Your grace, Your righteousness and Your justice. We pray for Your blessings on our president toward that end. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here