But regardless of where the politics lead us today, our hope is in Jesus.

And I know that our votes matter, but I have a fundamental conviction that our prayers matter more and that our faith

matters more and that ultimately the heart of God is to establish the kingdom of

heaven on the earth and so my prayer and I hope that you would echo this prayer, is to say, Lord, use me,

use me to establish heaven on the earth.

Use me in the way that I love my kids.

Use me in the way that I respond to the punches that I take in life.

Use me as a believer.

Use me in my job.

Use me as I'm a student.

Use me in the way that I love people, the way that I care for people,

and then the decisions that I make.

Use me.

So if you would join me, can we pray together?

Father, we love you.

And Jesus, we know that you are the hope of the world.

Jesus, we know that it is your kingdom that has the real solutions for our world. And we know that as

believers in you Jesus that our citizenship is primarily and it is first and

foremost in heaven.

And so Lord, we ask that you would show us your heart,

show us your values, Jesus, show us what you desire, that we might walk according to your ways, that we might walk according to your purposes, that we might walk according to your plan.

That we might walk according to your purposes, that we might walk according to your plan.

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