Holy Trinity Anglican Church - Prayer Guide for Our Nation as We Transition to a New Administration - 2020 Post-Election Prayer Guide

Aug 23, 2026

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A post-election prayer guide from Holy Trinity Anglican Church for interceding during the transition to a new administration. The guide provides a structured ACTS model—Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving—followed by five supplications, each including composed collects, bidding sentences for extemporaneous prayer, and Scripture readings for reflection. It also includes preparation counsel, including seeking the Holy Spirit’s direction and praying with humility and bold confidence.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Preparation for Prayer

Adoration

Confession and Assurance of Forgiveness

Thanksgiving

Supplication

Prayer for a peaceful transition of power

Holy Trinity Anglican Church Prayer Guide for Our Nation as We Transition to a New Administration Introduction: We’ve designed a prayer guide for you to follow with five specific topics (Supplications) . Each topic includes composed prayers (collects), bidding sentences (for extemporaneous prayer), and Scripture readings pertaining to each prayer topic for reflection and inspiration for further prayer. This guide follows the A. C. T. S. model, which means your time in prayer will begin with Adoration (Praise), Confession, and Thanksgiving, followed by the specific Supplications. Following this order helps to keep one’s focus on the Lord. Additional Recommendations: ● Ask the Holy Spirit for direction before you begin and throughout your time in prayer. ● Pray humbly, seeking the Lord’s perspective on each topic of prayer; be willing to surrender your own perspective. ● Pray boldly with confidence that God can do infinitely more than you can ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20) . Start the Prayer Guide Preparation for Prayer Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen. (2019 Book of Common Prayer, Anglican Church in North America) Begin with Adoration, which is about acknowledging God’s attributes, his works, and his role in our lives. Suggestions for Adoration: ● Praise God for his might and power. ● Praise God for his enduring love. ● Praise God for the beauty of his creation. ● Praise God for his justice and holiness. ● Praise God for his tenderness. Next, offer Confession. Confession is about acknowledging our sins before God, trusting in his steadfast love and mercy. Suggested Confession: Most merciful God, I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbors as myself. I am truly sorry and I humbly repent. (Pause. Name anything the Holy Spirit brings to mind for you to confess. Then, continue) For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on me and forgive me; that I may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Declare the Assurance of Forgiveness: If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) As far as the east is from the west, so far has God removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:12) Next, offer Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is about acknowledging the Lord as the source of all good things in our life. Suggestions for Thanksgiving: ● For forgiveness ● For answered prayer ● For the blessings in your life ● For things you take for granted ● For unmerited and undeserved grace Supplication is about asking God for what we need or desire and asking for such things on behalf of others. Here are the five Supplications for this prayer guide: 1. Pray for a peaceful transition of power and for Godly wisdom for the incoming administration. A Prayer of Thanksgiving: We thank you Lord, for your hand in establishing these United States, for the State of North Carolina, for the County of Wake, for the City of Raleigh, for our church home of fellow followers of Christ Jesus, and for the neighborhoods and the homes in which we live. We thank you, Father, for the leaders who have been established in this land that we call our home. We thank you, Lord, for the neighbors you have brought into our lives that you touch through each of us. Lord Jesus, may we persevere in prayer for your will to be accomplished through these elections. You are a just and merciful God and we can trust you. We humbly ask that you would: ● Turn th

FAQs

What structure does the prayer guide use for prayer time?

It follows the A.C.T.S. model: Adoration, Confession, and Thanksgiving, followed by the specific Supplications.

What does the guide recommend before and during prayer?

Seek the Holy Spirit’s direction throughout prayer, pray humbly for the Lord’s perspective, and pray boldly with confidence in God’s ability.

What does the first supplication ask for?

A peaceful transition of power and godly wisdom for the incoming administration, including guidance to accept election results and to intercede for leaders and justice.

Aug 23, 2026

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