A part of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's Prayer.

Prime minister’s prayer
Here is an excerpt of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase’s prayer and confession.
“As prime minister of Fiji, I am conscious of the great responsibilities you have placed on my shoulders to look after your sons and daughters and to love them as you have loved me; to also be a wise steward of all the resources you have given to this nation.
“Before I can ask forgiveness of others, I first confess my sins and weaknesses before you.
“Father in heaven, I stand before you now, not as prime minister of this nation, but as Laisenia Qarase, humbly seeking your forgiveness for my household and for me personally. Human as we are, we have many times taken our focus away from you as our only true God. We have been guilty of relying on our own capabilities, our own resources and our own human thoughts.
“We realize that man’s wisdom is foolishness to you and that our thoughts are not your thoughts and our ways are not your ways, for your thoughts and your ways are far above ours.
“I ask Father for your forgiveness. Please help us to look to you and to rely on you at all times so that in whatever we do and in whatever we say, we are able to honor and to glorify your great name. Amen.
“I now seek the forgiveness of the churches in our country.
“I know that the churches form the body of Christ, and their work is kingdom work; and for their fine work, this government is most grateful. But this does not exonerate government from its lack of commitment in helping out with kingdom work in our country.
“Government has rationalized this situation by saying that there are just not enough resources in the country to take care of all important work that needs to be done. Although this may sound plausible, we have in the process failed to realize that all resources come from God in the first place and that resources need to be channeled for kingdom work.
“In the policy framework of government, we have not done enough to seek divine guidance from the spiritual leaders of our community. We are happy to see the coming together of the Fiji Council of Churches and the Assembly of Christian Churches in Fiji, as the body of Christ.
“We however lack the will to seek out the creative thoughts of God through the churches. We seek your forgiveness and ask that we continue to build on the good work achieved so far.”