Dear Father, Lead me this national Election Day to vote for the people who seek to follow Your ways, those who honor You by the choices they make as leaders in our nation. Help me to look to You in how I vote,

On a historic day in the nation's capital, people focused on prayer and the polls after a fraught lead-up to Election Day.

Leaders from Baptist, Episcopal, Jewish, Islamic and Methodist religious congregations all took the stage, focusing prayers on different topics. “I prayed for a peaceful change

Over the next few weeks, as the country grapples with whatever happens on Election Day, religious leaders, like other community leaders, will do their best to keep the peace and help us all move forward together.