I’m passing on a short prayer from the Center for Faith and Justice at Georgetown University. Prayer and action will form our response to actively and faithfully participating in local, state, and national elections. Democratic society thrives with votes of conscience to restore common decency bound by the peace that passes all understanding through our call to reconciliation. Powers and principalities are no match for prayer and action as they are rooted in the clear imperative of God’s forever grace and love for all creation.
In and through Christ Jesus we pray…
A PRAYER FOR THE ELECTION AND FOR CALM
God of every nation and people,
we lift before you the election in the days ahead.
We pray for every voter, that each may cast a ballot freely and without fear.
We pray for election officials and poll workers, that they may do their work with integrity, patience, and safety.
We pray for every candidate, that they may seek the common good and accept the will of the people with grace.
We pray for those who hold power, that they may use it to protect and not to threaten.
Calm our anxious hearts.
Where there is fear, grant courage.
Where there is division, grant understanding.
Where there is anger, grant peace.
Help us to love our neighbors, including those with whom we disagree,
and to remember that our ultimate hope rests not in any ruler or party, but in you.
Amen.
A link to the full All Saints Day Resources from the Center for Faith and justice at Georgetown University. All Saint Day is Sunday, November 1, 2026.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uhWO0mj19krx-wgtrNMcsHg2fB5MYW20/view?usp=sharing
