President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting started with this beautiful prayer from Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner:

Father,

We thank You for this awesome privilege, Father, to be in Your presence. God, thank You that You have allowed us to see this day. The Bible says that Your mercies are new every morning. And, Father God, we give You the glory and honor.

Thank You God for President Trump, Father, for appointing us. Father God, thank You for anointing us to do this job.

Father, we pray that You would give the President and the Vice President wisdom, Father God, as they lead. Father, I pray for all of my colleagues that are here around the table and in this room. Lord God, we pray that we would lead with a righteous clarity. Father God, and as we serve the people of this country in every prospective agency, every job that we have, Father, we would humble ourselves before You, and we would lead in a manner that You have called us to lead and to serve.

Father, the Bible says that, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” Well, Father, we today honor You and in Your rightful place, Father, thank You for giving us this opportunity to restore faith in this country, and be a blessing to the people of America.

And Lord God, today, in our meeting, we pray that You will be glorified in our conversation.

In Jesus Name,

Amen.

Beyond partisan politics and even differing policy positions, let us celebrate this humble gesture at the highest levels of government. And let us continue to lift our leaders up in prayer, that they may live up to such a noble calling.