Should I pray for my candidate to win?

illustration of a person's feet on a sidewalk, with words "vote"

(Unsplash/Phil Scroggs) 

A caller asks whether it's appropriate to pray for a specific candidate in an election. The sisters suggest taking into consideration several questions: Where does God's will fit in? What's the best result for the common good? What outcome best serves everyone, including the people who are most disadvantaged? 

Most important, they said: Vote. 

Click here to listen to the full "Ask Sister" episode where this clip is from.

GSR shares clips from our friends at A Nun's Life Ministry. Check out full episodes of all their podcasts (Ask Sister, In Good Faith, Random Nun Clips and more, like the archived Motherhouse Road Trips) on their website, ANunsLife.org

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