Prayers

God knows that elected officials of every village and metropolis have more than enough critics. They are surrounded also by lawyers and accountants, engineers and secretaries, utility experts and plat planners. If they’re lucky, most mayors and governing boards enjoy a cadre of ardent supporters who applaud their municipal maneuvers. But in most towns the missing member of the municipal team, and often the more direly needed participant, is the person who prays for those in power. During his 30 years of ministry in Amarillo, Texas, our Senior Editor Gene Shelburne has filled that role, often opening City Commission meetings with invocations for God’s favor and grace. Our readers have always seemed to enjoy these unusual prayers when we have printed them in the past. Here’s another sampling of prayers for those in high places.