Pastors Encircle Santorum For Prayer

Texas pastors who listened to GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Rick Santorum talk about the life and liberty goals of his campaign before ending the meeting gathered around him, placed their hands on his shoulders and prayed for God’s direction in his work.

“We thank you for the grace and goodness that motivates Rick Santorum to run for president,” a pastor who led the group prayed. “We thank you for the goodness and grace of pastors in this room who are motivated to seek your kingdom first.”

“Lord, we pray that you would direct Rick’s steps as he campaigns for president.”

After winning the Iowa caucuses, Santorum fell back into the pack of GOP contenders. In mid-January, a meeting of top conservatives from around the country had assembled in Texas and picked Santorum as their choice for the 2012 race against Barack Obama.

His campaign continued its ups and downs until this week, when he stunned GOP observers, sweeping to victory in caucuses in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. The results pushed his campaign forward in a sudden surge of attention, donations and activity.

The meeting with pastors was in McKinney, Texas, where he joined the ministers gathered in a small chapel.

Pamela Kripke at the New York Times reported Santorum asked the pastors to seek continued prayer from their congregations.

“Your prayers are the reason I am here,” he said.

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