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AKRON, OH - In an interview conducted Monday and posted online today, Sarah Palin sat down with “Focus on the Family’s,” Dr. James Dobson.

Dobson, one of the nation’s foremost evangelical leaders, told Palin that he was “asking for God’s intervention” and praying “for a miracle in regard to the election this year.”

The GOP Vice-Presidential nominee said that she gains strength from the supporters she meets on rope lines at campaign events, “I can feel the power of prayer, and that strength that is provided through our prayer warriors across this nation. And I so appreciate it.”

The interview focused almost entirely on religion and Palin told Dobson that her “Christian faith” is her “foundation” and that in regard to the outcome of the election it is “all in God’s hands.”

Dobson has been very critical of John McCain even saying publicly that he would not vote for the GOP nominee. However, he has expressed his support for McCain’s choice of Palin.

Dobson asked Palin about her private conversations with McCain and if he would implement the Republican platform, which is more conservative than 2004’s platform. She said that from the bottom of her heart she was very confident that he would implement the platform.

Dobson praised Palin on her opposition to abortion rights and the Alaska Governor responded describing her long-standing anti-abortion stance, ‘I’ve always had near and dear to my heart, the mission of protecting the sanctity of life, and being pro-life, a hardcore pro-lifer.”

Dobson reminded Palin that he sent her a letter after her infant son, Trig was born saying the baby’s birth was “a powerful testimony” to the “sanctity of human life.” Trig was born 6 months ago with Down Syndrome.

She told Dobson that Trig’s birth was “an opportunity for me to really be walking the walk, and not just talking the talk” on her opposition to abortion.