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Daily Prayer Briefing
Thursday
December 18, 2025
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Thank you for praying with us. Here is your Daily Prayer Briefing.
THE DAILY PRAYER BRIEFING

Assistant Secretary of State Michele Exner of the Bureau of Global Public Affairs is on travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Games are currently underway with Bangkok as the host city. Japan has recently joined these and other Asian nations in expanding travel options to promote tourism.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, is considering various pieces of legislation to address violent crime, cashless bail, online predators, and protections from coercion and sexual abuse.

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, chaired by Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina, will hear testimony on the options to advance the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia thirty years ago.

As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us ...
  • For Assistant Secretary Exner and all U.S. diplomats to receive God's wisdom as they engage in discussions with foreign heads of state.
  • For the senators and representatives holding hearings to work with honesty and integrity for the benefit of the nation.
  • For President Trump, his staff, advisors, and members of his administration to be led by the Lord in their actions and decisions.

Other Prayer News & Events

Circuit Court Allows National Guard Deployment in District of Columbia

🗓 December 18, 2025

A panel of the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld President Donald Trump's authority to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C.Judge Patricia Millett wrote, "Because the District of Columbia is a federal district created by Congress, rath...

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House Advances Health Care Bill for Group Premiums

🗓 December 18, 2025

The House of Representatives advanced a bill on Wednesday that would allow the purchase of insurance in groups for a lower premium. When House Speaker Mike Johnson did not include the Affordable Care Act subsidies in the legislation, four members of the majority supported a d...

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U.S. and U.K. Reach Agreement in Principle on Pharmaceutical Pricing

🗓 December 18, 2025

The Department of Commerce, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an agreement in principle with the United Kingdom addressing pharmaceutical pricing and market conditions. Under the U.S.-U.K. Economic P...

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The Lifted Savior

When you see a manger scene, what Bible story immediately comes to mind? Most Christians think of the story of Christmas and Jesus' birth. The Jews, in Christ's time on Earth, had similar pictures that reminded them of stories from the Old Testament. Jesus used one of these p...

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Today's National Leader for Prayer
Bryan Mercier, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Today's Presidential Schedule

  • 11:00 AM ET: The President receives his Intelligence Briefing
  • 1:30 PM ET: The President signs an Executive Order
  • 4:15 PM ET: The President participates in a Christmas Reception
  • 6:00 PM ET: The President signs the National Defense Authorization Act
  • 8:15 PM ET: The President and The First Lady participate in a Christmas Reception
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