Voter's Prayer

Voter’s Prayer
(Adapted from The Prayer of St. Francis)

Lord, make me an instrument of your presence in the polls.
Where there is coercion and violence, let me sow the seeds of love;
Where there is bribery and vote buying, let me sow seeds of integrity;
Where there is discord, let me sow seeds of unity;
Where there is electoral fraud, let me sow seeds of honesty;
Where there is duplicity and propaganda, le me sow seeds of truth;
Where there is indifference, let me sow seeds of care and concern;
And, where there is despair in the Electoral Process, let me sow seeds of Hope.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much think of my selfish motives when I vote. Instill in me a deep sense of communal solidarity in my critical choice of candidates that would rise above the traditional politics of PAY-OFF, PERSONALITY and PATRONAGE.
Enlighten me to elect worthy men and women that embody the true spirit of public service in their moral consciousness.
For it is in voting responsibly that we receive the fruits of true democracy.
And it is in dying as a seed to our selfishness that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us. St. Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.
Blessed Pedro Calungsod, pray for us.
That in all things, god may be glorified.

(from PPCRV)