Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen recently stated, “I believe by the end of next year, you will see much lower inflation if there’s not… an unanticipated shock. I am very hopeful that the labor market will remain quite healthy so that people can feel good about their finances and their personal economic situation.”
After the collapse of one of the largest cryptocurrency companies last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission is being urged to increase enforcement and oversight of the industry.
Pray for those in the Treasury Department and the agencies that are tasked with overseeing America’s financial systems.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky is promoting a new rule that would require a three-day review period before legislation introduced in the House goes to a vote. The rule could only be overcome by two-thirds of the House voting to suspend it.
Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has begun an inquiry into a grant the Department of Energy awarded a China-based battery company being investigated by U.S. financial regulators.
Pray for members of the House and Senate members as they face the deadline for the federal budget.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the appeal of a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling that rejected the congressional districts drawn by the legislature. The case has the potential to impact the future of elections nationwide.
The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has permanently blocked a mandate from the Health and Human Services Department that healthcare and insurance groups perform or pay for gender-transition care. In a similar ruling to that of the Fifth Circuit, the court stated that the mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Pray for justices and judges considering efforts to restrain the rights of states or of individuals.
