Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling Christians to the Capitol with an urgent appeal: Fast, pray and bring the nation before the Lord.
After Republicans suffered sweeping losses in the 2026 midterm elections, Hawley announced a gathering for Dec. 15 from noon to 1 p.m. His invitation puts a spiritual response at the center of a painful political moment.
In his full post on X on Monday, Hawley wrote:
What happened last Tuesday was shocking and historic. It calls for a historic response. Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at the Capitol. Meet me there!
Those words call for something that demands more of us than another angry post. Fasting requires us to lay something down. Prayer requires us to acknowledge that we need God. Gathering to seek Him gives Christians an opportunity to do both together.
The political losses were substantial. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, flipped at least seven Senate seats and gained more than two dozen House districts. The outlet also reported Democratic victories in gubernatorial races, including in Texas.
Preliminary Fox News voter polling showed white evangelical Christians accounted for 17% of the electorate, down from 23% in 2024 and 24% in the 2022 midterms.
Religiously unaffiliated voters accounted for 27%, up from 24% in 2024.
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The election figures describe a political defeat. The responsibility to pray reaches beyond the fortunes of any party. In 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Scripture instructs us to pray for kings and everyone in authority. That command remains in force when the results disappoint us and when leaders take office whom we did not support.
America’s need for God did not begin on Election Day. Neither should our concern for the nation end when the campaign signs come down.
Dec. 15 gives Christians a specific time to gather at the Capitol. We can begin praying now. Pray for our leaders to walk in truth, for repentance across the nation and for the church to obey God with courage.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
