Whatever your political stripe, please pause and say a prayer for President Barak Obama. There are some who would say, "Well, if the stimulus package doesn't work, we will have a new administration in four years." If the package doesn't work, we will be in such a world of hurt that anyone in their right mind would not want to be president in four years.
 
These are difficult times for our nation. We need to be united in prayer. Will the package work - God only knows. (And, unfortunately, I am reminded of humorist P. J. O'Rourke's quip, "Giving money and power to government is like giving whisky and car keys to teenage boys.")
 
We are bombarded each week by so many numbers and statistics - increasing unemployment, new home foreclosures, shrinking economies in other nations - that we can become numb. Remember, behind each statistic is a person. People are hurting.  People are afraid. Please pray for our nation and our president.