This is possibly the most religious season this nation has ever experienced. Everyone is praying!
It seems that we’re praying for, or better yet, against a perception of evil. Here is the run down:
Camp A is praying that their candidate will overcome the other. Camp B is praying that their candidate will overcome the other. Camp C is praying that their candidate will be able to sway people from the other two camps to show how truly great their candidate is in hearing the voice of the people. Camp A and Camp B aren’t concerned about Camp C except for the prayer that they don’t want Camp C to pull votes they feel rightfully belong to them and thereby exert an unfavorable influence on their most favorable candidate.
Camp D is fed up with all the camps and is praying that they all will wake up to the utter stupidity of the entire process which hasn’t even addressed they REAL issues facing the nation. Camp E doesn’t believe that there is any god capable of rationally understanding the prayers of the other camps so they’re praying that this all ends soon so that life can return back to normal. Camp F knows the truth and is praying that none of the other camps find out. Camp G…well you get the picture. As I said, everyone is praying.
Have you ever considered how at the heavenly department of prayer, ministers are responsible for summarizing these individual requests and presenting them to the Supreme God of All? There are not several gods battling out who gets to have their camp’s prayers dominate the others. There is just one God, who takes all these prayers and…
Have you ever considered that all these prayers from every camp don’t accomplish anything? I know some of you will take exception to this claim, especially is your candidate or movement is chosen. But what about those camps who didn’t prevail? Were their prayers less important, less vital, less holy? What if all these prayers which demand our will be done on earth, never even reach the ear of God simply because they never pass the “your will be done” test?
What if we prayed: Father, we don’t know what is right for all of us, but you do. Please protect us from us. Let your perfect candidate for this season which is ahead of us be chosen by you, and help us to see and constantly remember this. Let that illusive issue of unity become a manifestation during this time as we seek only the best for all people. Thanks for your love and concern for our well-being at all times and in every season, including this one. Amen.
Too simple? Doesn’t seem to address the issues? Maybe that’s the point. Our issues aren’t the point, His are. So let’s pray from that position the next time we turn on a debate, see a commercial, watch a video, talk with a friend or listen to a sermon about the importance of voting. The issues are never what we can readily see. They are always what are revealed to us in true prayer – prayers which show us the evil we have towards those who aren’t like us.
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