First Family
We have a new President and presidential family representative of many families across the country. Minority families are a growing cross section of our nation’s landscape and it’s nice to see the Obama family occupy the White House. I was very troubled by the way many people, Christians included, portrayed President elect Obama and his family during the campaign. I know many of the emails I received about Obama were simply untrue. Yet, President Obama is our new President and we are obligated now to pray for him and his family. What an adjustment for daughters Malia who is 10, and Sasha who is 7, to be moving into the White House and living under the biggest microscope in the world. And what tremendous responsibilities and obligations this man will bear as the leader of the free world. Let’s pray not only for our new President, but for our new First Family!
posted by John M. Hanna @ 10:24 PM
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2 Comments:
I think politics should be left out of the pulpet, (except for prayer) as the preacher puts his reputation on the line, and we know that most of us have been extreamly dissapointed with goverment and corruption!!
Thanks anonymous for your comment. It seems to me that even a cursory reading of both the Old and New Testaments has much to say about the political climate of the day. Even Jesus’ use of the phrase “Kingdom of God” (the topic He spoke more about than anything else) has political overtones when contrasted against the kingdom of the oppressive Roman empire of His day. While I believe that candidates should not be endorsed from the pulpit, to not speak to political issues of the day from the pulpit or any other religious gathering is to pretend that we live in an apolitical vacuum, which is simply not the case. And while I believe you are correct that our hope is not in any politician, could it be that the Jesus we profess is the hope for our political leaders? And if that’s the case, I don’t see how any believer in Christ, preacher or not, can be apolitical.
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