Lord God, tomorrow we vote!
May we seek to better understand the issues and concerns that confront our city, our state, and our country, and how the Gospel compels us to respond as faithful citizens in our community.
Forgive those who sit home, do nothing, and complain anyway.
Give us eyes that are free from blindness so that we might see each other as brothers and sisters, one and equal in dignity, especially those who are victims of abuse and violence, deceit and poverty, ignorance and apathy.
We ask for ears that will hear the cries of children unborn and those abandoned, the immigrant, the imprisoned, and the forgotten.
We pray for men and women oppressed because of race or creed, religion, sexuality, or gender.
We ask for minds and hearts that are open to hearing the voice of leaders who will bring us closer to your Kingdom.
We pray for discernment so that we may choose leaders who hear your Word, live your love, bring peace to our world, and keep us in the ways of your truth as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles and guide us to your Kingdom of justice and peace.
We pray for peace, O Lord, that when votes are counted, calm takes hold, anger is quelled, any protests are free of violence, and all are reminded of the gift of this American experiment.
Let us pray for acceptance of the results, no matter who we favored. Free us from name-calling, hand-wringing, and head-shaking. Remind us, Lord, that we are better when we are one.
With well-formed consciences, let us allow thy will to be done.
We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
(courtesy USCCB, with a few of my own edits)