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Politics as Usual

I know politics and government are important. But...

The frail, oppressive, and fleeting glory/Of the kings of the present world is laid low by God's will.

  - Colum Cille, Altus Prosator (Irish, 6th century)

The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.

  - Proverbs 21.1

The ongoing drama of national politics is beginning to be tiresome.

The President, the Speaker, candidates for President, and toadies and lackeys up and down the political ladder all want us to know just how absolutely important they and their work are. The future of the nation depends on raising the debt ceiling! Horrors!

I find all the political posturing to which we are increasingly subjected boring and irritating. It's like every day we have to be reminded who are the bad guys and who are the good and which party has done the most for us lately and why should vote for their side.

Every politician and office-holder seems to imagine that the glory which radiates from him or her is only to be found at the center of the universe, approximately where they stand at any particular moment.

I know politics and government are important. But could we not get along with a little less hubris and finger-pointing? How about we substitute for those some serious seeking of the Lord in prayer together?

Yes, I know, that's not going to happen. But why? Is it perhaps because "we the people" are not as consistent in prayer for our leaders as we ought to be (1 Tim. 2.1-8)? If we prayed more for them, would they begin to be a bit less self-important and a bit more humble?

After all, the Lord will determine the course of our future, not the President or the Speaker. Politics and all the posturing and drama that come with it are just a consequence of the fall. The Lord abides forever, and His agenda is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Spirit.

If we prayed more consistently for that agenda, we might see more of it, and less of politics as usual.

T. M. Moore, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

T.M. Moore

T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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