A Prayer for Today

Given the fact that some of the leaders in our financial and political centers have gone to the dark side, I thought it would be timely to offer a little prayer they might recite in the gentle quietness of the morning before they sally forth into the world of getting and spending.

Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, “Who is the LORD?” Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.