Political process needs prayerful support

The Republicans have had their week in Tampa, Fla., and the Democrats will have theirs next week in Charlotte, N.C., a back-to-back prospect prompting all but the most hardened political junkies to pray that the deity might send hurricane winds to cancel both political pep rallies.

But falling short of such a synchronized meteorological event, it might be instructive to highlight a prayerful approach that the faith communities of Tampa and Charlotte have crafted so to speak to both conventions.

A coalition of Tampa and Charlotte Christians, Muslims and Jews has signed the document