"Thank YOU, JESUS." Winsome Sears

 

‘Thank You, Jesus’: Winsome Sears Focuses on Faith After Making History as Virginia’s First Black, Female Lieutenant Governor

While all eyes were on the two men at the top of the ticket in Virginia — Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe — one woman was making history. Winsome Sears, the lieutenant governor-elect of Virginia, burst onto the stage in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday to celebrate her victory alongside Governor-elect Youngkin, telling those at the election night watch party in Chantilly, Virginia, that she is living “the American dream.” The U.S. Marine Corps veteran said she was “at a loss for words for the first time in my life,” but nevertheless gave credit to God for her historic win as the commonwealth’s first female and first black American to win the lieutenant governorship. “God bless you,” she told the rowdy crowd at the end of her speech, thanking her “ragtag” staff for their tireless efforts. “We ran an impossible, improbable campaign. … God was exactly with us, otherwise we would never have made it. And so I want to finish up by thanking you, Jesus. How sweet it is!” (Faithwire.com)

- Lord, we PRAISE you as our faithful God, who always shows up on time! Bless Winsome Sears and her family and guide her as she seeks You in leadership. Pour Your favor over the state of Virginia which we declare will be the catalyst for powerful change throughout our entire nation. In the mighty name of Jesus, Amen! - “Seek the kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33)