2009-10-06T11:48:24-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/pray+for+those+in+authority/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%202:1-2&version=NIV 2009-10-06T11:48:24-05:00 We are to pray for those in positions of authority, great or small. Elsewhere in the Bible, it's made clear that leaders have an additional burden of responsibility, and we are to support them through prayer, not work against them and make their job harder.