He closed his eyes and humbly accepted the words of prayer.  Many of the prayers sounded very biblical and important; prayers of direction and prayers of national importance.  Suddenly a different prayer was spoken. This prayer had nothing to do with what he did; it was for him as a man.  The prayer was for physical strength and for his family.  As the prayer started his eyes had moister around them. As it continued, tears flowed down his cheeks. Finally it was over and I saw the front of his shirt was wet with the tears that flowed freely. As we finished he opened his eyes and thanked us as it was time for him to go to work.  We were praying with The Speaker of the House of Representatives for the State of Arizona, Speaker Weirs.  I left with my thoughts about how we view people in important places. Sometimes we only see them as the job they do instead of a person who is doing a very important job.  I was reminded that our leaders have a family, get tired driving to work, and feel the pressure of being responsible to make decisions that affect many others. Sometimes the best prayer for our nation and leaders is a prayer for the person, not only the job they do.

Pastor Greg