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Health Care Prayer Focus

Sept 18, 2009

Elements of Effective Prayer
Adoration - Confession - Thanksgiving - Supplication gives way to:

Focused Prayer Points

..The current administration wants to rush Health Care legislation.
..Pray Health Care Reform is delayed.
..Pray there is enough time for the American people to review and publicly comment on the legislation before Congress votes on it.
..Joshua 10:13
..Engagement of the public is critical.
..Pray the American people awaken and remain engaged.
..Pray for people to read the bill and be informed.
..Pray the President, Congress and the American people
remember this country belongs to God and the people, not remember this country belongs to God and the people, not government.
..Isaiah 60:1-3
..Song of Songs 4:16
..Proverb 29:18


Prayer Points

..Church involvement is critical. This is a moment for the church to reveal the Kingdom of God on earth.
..Pray for the church to step up to the plate. It is an opportunity for the church to bring Kingdom solutions to this health care problem.
..Pray for church leaders to be involved.
..Pray for new leaders.
..Pray for the church to have wisdom and creativity.
..Romans 13:11-14
..Rev 3:2-3
..Political survival is of great importance to members of Congress. Their action towards this legislation will affect how the America people perceive them.
..Pray members of Congress realize the impact of supporting this legislation.
..Pray they realize this could impact their political career.
..Pray members of Congress will read, understand and take full responsibility for what is in the final version of the Health Care Legislation.
..2 Chronicle 7:14


Prayer Points

..The Health Care Reform bill is long and complicated. It will create numerous agencies
and a bureaucratic system that will be hard to influence after the legislation is approved.
..Pray the words in the bill are specific so regulations against Judeo-Christian values can not be created (abortion, end of life).
..Pray for the wording in the bill to be changed regarding reproductive care to avoid regulations that allow or require abortion.
..Pray for the wording for end of life counseling, rationing and freedom of access.
..Pray for the words that define family in the legislation.


Prayer Points

..Truth needs to be revealed
..Pray for lies and secrets to be exposed.
..Why are the details of the current administration's deal with coalitions (AMA, PhRMA, Service Employees Industrial Union (SEIU), American Cancer Society Cancer Action
Network (ACS CAN), Regence BlueCross BlueShield ) supporting the reform kept confidential?
..If this legislation is good for the American people, why is Congress exempt from it?
..How can a bill that costs Trillion and cuts Medicare by 0 Billion be called revenue neutral and not raise taxes?
..What is the true number of uninsured people in America (47M)?
..John 8:44
..Psalm 63:11


Prayer Points

..The current administration includes abortion in its definition of reproductive health care (April 22, House Foreign Affairs
Committee Hearing). Several provisions in the House bill provide mechanisms for funding or mandating abortions.
..Pray for Kathleen Sebelius, Secretaryof Health and Human Services (HHS) and members of Congress that are pro-abortion.
..Pray for Nancy De Parle, Health Czar.
..Pray none of the funds appropriated in the health care reform bill and no resources in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in the bill will be used for abortion.
..Pray none of the funds appropriated in the health care reform bill are used to fund Planned Parenthood.
..Pray for an iron-clad guarantee that the bill will not fund abortions, leave state abortion limits in place and protect health care providers from being forced to perform abortions.
..Pray for the Hyde Amendment to be supported and renewed.
..The Hyde Amendment is a provision barring the use of federal funds to pay for abortions. It is renewed yearly.


Prayer Points

..In the House version of the bill, in the section called “Advance Care Planning Consultation”, the
bill expands coverage for “end-of-Life”planning consultation optional for patients every 5 years.
..Pray for Senator Blumenauer (D-Oregon) to have a Oregon) to have a change of heart regarding assisted suicide.
..Pray Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) does not capitulate under pressure as she has become more influential.
..Pray government will not get involved in medical decisions.
..Health care professionals will be impacted by this legislation.
..Pray health care professionals will speak up.
..Pray for protection laws for health care workers.


Prayer Points

..Health Care Reform Proposals are being created in the House and the Senate.
..House Bill
..Senate Finance Committee Bill
..Senate Health, Education, labor, and Pension Committee Bill
..Pray the confusion generated by the different bills is cleared up.
..Pray for Divine order.

Judy and Keat Wade, co-directors
Uniting Our Hearts In Prayer
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