# A Covenant for America's Second 250 Years - Part 2 by Mike Sharman on July 2, 2026

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Published: 2026-07-02T18:24:05+00:00
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In the name of God, Amen. 1 We humble ourselves before the divine Author of our individual and national existence 2 and ask Him to provide a safe journey for us and our children through our nation’s next two hundred fifty years. 3 Almighty God rules over the universe. He is the Lord of our bodies and our minds. 4 He presides in the councils of nations. 5 He is the great Provider of all public and private good 6 that was, that is, or that will be. 7 Throughout our history, He has been our constant friend. 8 Humbly we approach His throne with praise for the wonders which He has done and with gratitude for His glorious light of the gospel, whereby, through the merits of the gracious Redeemer, we may ourselves become the heirs of God’s eternal glory. 9 We commit to Him that our first and principal desire is to assist our families and neighbors to come to the true worship of God as He is revealed in the Bible. 10 We acknowledge that the Bible is itself the government of the People, by the People, and for the People. 11 We remain convinced that the only legitimate purpose of government is to promote the welfare of mankind 12 and to secure God-given rights 13, therefore, we should choose leaders who entirely love and will promote the common good. 14 Our public officials need to be praying people and a prayed-for people. 15 We ask the God of Wisdom, the Great Governor of the World, to encourage our leaders to create laws that would honor Him and be in keeping with His Word. 16 We recognize that our blessings of liberty cannot be preserved unless we firmly adhere to 17 the foundations of our national policy which were laid in the eternal rules which God Himself ordained. 18 When we as individuals are not influenced by those moral principles, we look in vain for public virtue. 1…

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