Reverend Samuel Rodriguez joined other influential faith leaders from across the country for a meeting with the White House Faith Office on Wednesday. The meeting was a time for leaders to share the goals and concerns of their constituents with the president.

The meeting concluded with a time of prayer in the Oval Office, during which Rev. Rodriguez laid his hands on the president and prayed for God to cover him and protect him from all harm and evil. 

“Heavenly Father,” prayed Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, president of the NHCLC, “With gratitude and humility, we pray for President Trump. You assigned him, you appointed him, you anointed him for such a time as this. We ask You to cover him with the blood of Jesus, empowering him to advance an agenda of righteousness and justice, truth and love. Protect him from all evil as he undergirds our nation with the firewall of our Judeo-Christian value system. Fulfill Your purpose in his life. And as a result, we pray by faith that through his leadership, the following will take place in America—the fulfillment of Isaiah 58:8: Salvation will come like the dawn. Wounds will quickly heal. Godliness will lead us forward as the glory of God will protect us from behind. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

Pastor Rodriguez is one of the Faith Advisors to the White House Faith Office and will work closely with Pastor Paula White and Jenny Korn to advise the president on matters related to faith and religious freedom. Pastor Rodriguez has a legacy of advising political leaders, having previously worked with the Bush, Obama, and first Trump administrations.

“It is an honor to partner with Pastor Paula White and Jenny Korn to support the incredible and important work they are doing through the White House Faith Office,” said Pastor Samuel Rodriguez. “I am grateful to them for the opportunity to be a voice for Christians and the Latino community in this most important of times.”