The following text is from the blog by Pastor Dan Stallbum of East Coast Christian Center. I liked his message.

Hello, everyone. It is the morning after the election and I really have mixed emotions. I know a lot of us didn't vote for the man who won, but many of us did. That also would have been the case if McCain had won.We are a nation that is divided. This is nothing new; this has been the case for as long as I can remember. The popular vote - or the actual votes - of individuals, as opposed to the electoral college vote, was very close. But Obama won the electoral college vote at a rate of over 2 to 1, which is a landslide victory.

The problems we have as a nation did not go away when the clock struck midnight. They did not go away when Obama gave his acceptance speech. The problems he will face as the President of the United States are large and varied.Barack Obama needs our prayers. America needs our prayers. You need to be on your knees, crying out to God for our next president, and the members of the House and Senate. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV) says, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

My prayer is that the job of President of the United States will drive Barack Obama to his knees. That God will speak to his heart, direct his mind, and surround him with godly counselors. That every area of his life and his policies that are not in line with the Word of God will be resisted, and every area of his life and policies that are in agreement with the will of God will be empowered. I pray that Roe v. Wade will be overturned, that abortion will not be expanded but will be outlawed; that gay marriage would not be accepted and that morality will matter. The direction we go as a nation will determine whether or not we walk in the blessing that God has for the nation that fears Him.

I shared a message Sunday morning about voting our values. Fifty percent of the message did not deal with the issues; it dealt with the Church and our responsibility to win the lost. When we change hearts through the good news of the gospel, we will change this nation. I am encouraged this morning to see that racism did not stop Obama from becoming president. The climate of disapproval for Bush and an economic meltdown created an environment ripe for both a party and presidential change. The only way I could see that Barack Obama could have lost is if people's prejudice had kept them from voting for a black man. It is awesome to see how far we have come as a nation, racially. It is a miraculous change from when I was a kid and there were still bathrooms and water fountains for people of color and others labeled "whites only." Thank God those days are gone! It is a new day, and change is coming. It is not the end of the world; we have had many leaders before and we will again. Leaders change, but the Word of the Lord endures forever.My confidence is not in a candidate or in our government. I would feel the same way about John McCain if he had won. Our problems are too great and our situation to dire for a man or men to help. My hope is in Who is in God's house, not who is in the White House. Today is a day for faith in God. I have hope because "In God We Trust." Look up, for your redemption draws near!