Celebrating President's Day
Posted by Martha & Greg Singleton , Monday, February 16, 2009 5:59 AM
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
I Timothy 2:1-4 (NIV)
No matter our political affiliation, God has called us to pray for our leaders. We have a great opportunity today, on Presidents’ Day, to gather the family together and do just that – pray for President Obama. Talk about what to pray – for protection, for wisdom, for his relationship with God. Then, pray that as Christians, we have the freedom and the heart to live out our faith and make a difference in our world.
Here are some more ideas about how your family can celebrate this Presidents’ Day:
Learn more about the American Presidents. The National Park Service has a section on their website,http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/pres/trivia.htm , entitled “Just For Fun: Presidential Trivia”. You’ll find some interesting facts about every U. S. President there.
A Presidential Project. If you have elementary school children and older, give each member of you family a project for this week. Let them choose an American president , research his life and put together a presentation about him. Then, next weekend, have a time when each family member makes his presentation.
If I was President... Let each family member take their turn as “president”. Hold a press conference and allow all the other members of the family, the “White House press corps”, ask questions about the “president’s” policies and ideas about the future. This one might be worth putting on video for posting at http://www.youtube.com , or http://www.tangle.com, the “family-friendly Christian social network.”
