LET’S PRAY

Below are prayer guidelines to help us pray for these elections. When we pray in agreement with people across Canada, God will hear and answer. Matt 18:19 See www.cityscapeprayer.org/city/index.html for them in PDF format

This is a time for everyone to participate in prayer and action, not just those that have a calling to intercession or activism. If everyone joins in we could see Canada take a giant step towards righteousness and the Kingdom of God. If we don't -we simply forfeit victory.

Election 2008 - Strategic Prayer Guide

1. Pray for the Candidates that are running on a platform of righteousness (regardless of party affiliation).

• Pray that the Lord gives them grace, wisdom, good health and endurance over the next month.
• Pray for many volunteers to step forward and help in the campaigns.
• Pray for protection from spiritual warfare that would attack the candidates, their families and key workers.
• Pray for full provision of all finances and resources needed to run an effective campaign.
• Pray that God gives them divine connections with key influencers. 
• Pray that there would be great favour upon each of these candidates and that they would be elected!

2. Pray for the Media.

• Pray that the incredible influence of the media would be wielded with fairness, that all reporting would be truthful and that candidates that stand for righteousness would be featured in a favourable light.
• Pray that the campaign advertising would be respectful, honest and positive. 
• Pray for an end of the hostility towards the church from the media. In prayer, bind all personal biases and fear that motivate this. Pray for Christians placed in strategic media positions.

3. Pray for the Voters.

• Pray for a massive mobilisation of the Church of Canada to vote, to participate in the national discourse over the issues, and to volunteer. Let apathy be a thing of the past!
• Pray for the voters of Canada to hunger and thirst for righteousness like never before. Pray that Canada begins to long for the Kingdom-justice, compassion, holiness, goodness, mercy... and becomes weary of rebellion, perversion and idolatry.
• Pray that the pro-family communities of New-Canadians who may be unfamiliar the political terrain will have strong leaders that can speak to the issues and mobilise these communities for righteousness.

4. Pray for Televised Debates & All-Candidates Meetings.

• The televised debates (scheduled for Oct 1 & 2) are often  watershed moments in an election campaign. The warfare is very intense during these pivotal moments. Pray and even fast for the candidates that are standing for righteousness through the debates. 
• Pray also for the all-candidates meetings that will be held in communities all across the nation. Pray for clear, powerful presentations by the candidates standing for righteousness.
• Pray that the more zealous or radical pro-family candidates will be wise in public statements and positions.

5. Pray for the American Election.

  The simultaneous election campaign running in the US will impact Canada as many similar issues are being debated on both  sides of the border. In great humility American prayer leaders have asked us to stand with them in this critical hour. Please pray for these key needs that they have shared with us:

a) Unity- the Church is divided over whom to vote for.
   There are concerns that this will open a door for deeper
   divisions. Cry out for a spirit of unity to come to the American
   Church.
b) Life- Pray for pro-life candidates to be elected at all levels
   of government. Because this administration will appoint a
   significant number of Supreme Court Judges it is critical to
   have  men and women elected with this value of life.