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- Friday, December 26
This week, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Navy will build a “Golden Fleet” of new battleships.
The president was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he made the announcement regarding the “Trump class” of frigates at Mar-a-Lago.
“Each one of these will be the largest battleship in the history of our country, the largest battleship in the history of the world ever built,” President Trump said. “It’s 100 times more powerful than the previous Iowa class.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump to seek God’s direction as he serves as commander-in-chief.
- For the president and his administration officials as they seek to strengthen the U.S. Armed Forces.
- For Secretaries Hegseth and Phelan as they oversee the establishment of the new Golden Fleet.
Merry Christmas!
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This special 2026 wall calendar honors two historic milestones: America’s 250th Anniversary and The Presidential Prayer Team’s 25th Year of Ministry.
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE
- President’s Today Schedule • December 26, 2025
- No Public Scheduled Events Today
As we lift up the federal government of United States of America, each day we will highlight one elected or appointed federal official serving in office. Pray with us for each of them as they tackle their unique responsibilities and fulfill their oaths of office.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER
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- Tina Smith, Senator from Minnesota
Tina Smith, Senator from Minnesota
- Born – March 1958 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Education – B.A., Stanford University; M.B.A., Dartmouth College
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Marketing
- Political Experience – Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Chief of Staff for Minnesota Governor
- In office since – 2018
- Family – Married to Archie, 2 children
- Religious Affiliation – Presbyterian
- Tina Smith, Senator from Minnesota
- The Next Day
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. – 1 Corinthians 15:22
What does the day after Christmas look like for you? Maybe you are about to clean up and manage a new to-do list. Perhaps a similar dynamic was in play in the ancient world. Holding her newborn son, Mary’s mind may have been trying to prepare for what was next.
In the Jewish custom, Mary’s baby would be circumcised on the eighth day. Then, after 33 more days of purification for the mother, the child would be presented to the priest in the temple. When Jesus was brought for presentation, Mary encountered an old man named Simeon, whom God had promised would see the Messiah before he died. As he held the child, he spoke directly to Mary, “This child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed, and a sword will pierce through your own soul also” (Luke 2:34-35). While Jesus’ mother understood her child was significant, she could not have foreknown what that meant in sacrifice and faith.
Today, perhaps you are looking with apprehension at what is ahead. As you continue your journey with Christ, it may require great sacrifice and staunch faith. Because you belong to Christ, you can be sure that His death and resurrection are sufficient to secure your eternal life with God. He has also sent His Spirit to comfort and guide you in this earthly life. Pray for the gospel of Christ to continue to be freely presented in the United States, and that many will choose, like Jesus’ own mother did, to follow Him into eternity.
Today’s Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Romans 5:12-16
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
