"... Court Decisions in Favor of Tradition Marriage ..."

August 1, 2006

Peter Henderson
PeterH@Californiafamily.org
California Family Council


Dear Praying Friend,

Recent nationwide court decisions in favor of traditional marriage and close to a majority of state marriage-protection constitutional amendments paint California as woefully out-of-step with the rest of the nation. As the battle continues in courts and statehouses, please continue to pray to God, the Creator of marriage, for His help. Pray for the protection of marriages and policy decisions to support the definition of traditional marriage between only a man and a woman.

With legislators returning to Sacramento next week for the final month of the 2005-2006 legislative session, pray that those casting decisive votes will listen to God’s voice and their consciences – rather than doing what is politically expedient. Pray that Californians of faith, who have recently awakened to the declining moral climate and family-threatening legislation, will remain engaged and involved. Pray, too, for our governor, who will need to decide by the end of September which bills to sign and which bills to veto.

Stay the course, praying friends. We have seen many answered prayers, and God longs to be gracious to us and to answer the heart-felt, effective prayers of His people.

California Family Council


P.S. CFC’s bimonthly prayer guides can also be found online at www.californiafamily.org.

August 1, 2006
Please Pray...

...for the sanctity of marriage

* for the protection of marriage as between one man and woman and for the outcome of on-going California court cases challenging the validity of Prop 22. Pray for clear vision and lack of guile as judges deliberate following appellate arguments in San Francisco last month.
* praise God for continued favorable court decisions on the national level. Pray for continued favor in courts and legislatures nationwide, and that the tide in California would mirror – and not be so out-of-step with – the rest of the nation.

...for the protection of life

* that state and federal legislators would listen to sound reason and understand the underlying concerns behind the tug-of-war surrounding embryonic stem-cell research. Pray that these youngest of “preborn citizens” would be protected – not used as “spare parts” – in questionable experimentation bathed in hype and ethical uncertainties.
* praise God for Pres. George W. Bush’s recent veto of legislation that would have expanded the federal government’s role in financing embryonic stem-cell research. Pray for our governor, who responded by decreeing a $150 million bridge loan for California’s stem-cell agency.

...for parental authority

* that legislators, who will vote on dangerous family-invasive bills this month, will not undermine parental authority by mandating public-school curriculum that teaches children about so-called “tolerance” and sensitive issues such as sexuality and homosexuality. Pray for Californians to continue to flood their legislators and the governor with their viewpoints on these issues.
* for parents to remain aware and discerning as their children return to school this month and next. Pray they would remain involved with curriculum and school issues, get to know their children’s new teachers, and consider carefully any “back to school” notices they must sign and return to school with their children.

...for California families

* pray that Gov. Schwarzenegger would make sound decisions – and not listen to the voices of political expediency – in considering which bills to sign and to veto.
* that Californians of faith would be involved in the public square and elect God-centered men and women to public office at all levels this November.
* that God would raise up godly men and women to run for local offices – school boards and city councils – throughout California.

...for California Family Council

* for energy, discernment, and insight for CFC staff as we begin a final August push to inform, educate and work in the Capitol to ensure Judeo-Christian values in California’s laws and culture.

“Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.” Isaiah 30:18
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