Blessed is the nation...
Why I continue to be astonished at the weak, fallen acts of our leaders in Senate I don’t know. Despite the clear and such detailed foundations laid for us by our founding fathers, many leaders of our nation today obviously have no respect for or faith in the values and wishes of those who enabled us to live freely.
On Thursday, July 12th a senate hearing was opened for the first time with a Hindu prayer, which, thankfully, was not acceptable to all who attended. Three people were outraged by the act of “peace” in promoting other religions, and prayed out loud while the Hindu prayer was being said, praying "Lord Jesus forgive us Father for allowing a prayer which is an abomination in your sight. You are the one, true living God".
The three people who, in my opinion, were also exercising their own religious rights, were handcuffed and arrested on charges of unlawful disruption of Congress. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said “I think it speaks well of our country that someone representing the faith of about a billion people comes here and can speak in communication with our heavenly Father regarding peace”. (Emphasis mine.)
Doubtless the question of what our nation was in the beginning and what we are causing it to become now is to be considered; a lot has changed and it cannot be overlooked when such dramatic changes take place in our Senate. And while some people see this move as one that will unite citizens of this religiously free country, many others will see it as a direct rebellious act against our leaders, fathers and ultimately against the one true God.
So here’s the question: what would you have done had you been present when the prayer was being read?
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good post.
Jen, that was really thought-provoking. I heard about the Hindu prayer; Mom got an e-mail from one of the organizations we follow. While I love that we have freedom of religion in this country (and thus Hindus have the ability to pray in public same as we do) I find it sad that we have come so far from our Founding Fathers' ideals and beliefs. Would a Christian's prayer be just as welcome nowadays in the Senate?
If I had been there, I would hope that I would either have walked out or prayed my own prayer. I hope I wouldn't have sat there and done nothing.
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I wonder, what would Jesus would have wanted me to do? But since I wansn't there for Him to nudge me I'll try to imagine: I would remember Peter, and how fast he was to act on his emotions and how Jesus had to correct him. I would remember that God expects us to be wise as snakes and "gentle" as doves,(KJV Matthew 10:16) I would also remember that God hears my prayers even when I pray silently to myself because he is the "heart knower" (KJV Acts 1:24) I believe that my spirit would have felt like it was on fire and that I would want to jump out of my seat and scream "I'm offended that he is praying to his god?!", but I think I would have kept silent to respect the one who had the right to speak at that moment. This is because I know that no one can take away who I believe to be my God by simply praying to their God. I know that God knows my heart and I would have prayed to him instead of hearing the other prayer and it would have been a prayer to my God who would have been the only One to hear it, the Only one that really matters and is the true God.
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God bless.
Ella,
Yes, our religious freedom has definitely been used against Christians in our country today. Sometimes it's hard to walk that fine line between allowing citizens to practice their personal faiths and leading our country's leadership back to Christ!
Valaine,
Thanks for bringing up the verses! I agree that God knows our hearts and that our worship can never be determined by how others act around us. I believe in this instance I would have opposed the prayer openly, though; as a direct rebellious act against the true God . I would have a very hard time sitting by quietly and pretending like I'm okay with it!
Bonnie;
Thanks for stopping by! It is my prayer that you and others will be encouraged and inspired by my desire to support our troops and country.
Blessings, all!
Jennifer
I was surprised when I heard about the Hindu prayer in the Senate. I probably shouldn't have been. In a sense, it is the next 'logical' step for moral relativism.
After all, if all religious views are equally valid, and Christian chaplains are allowed to pray, why shouldn't a Hindu (or perhaps someday a Muslim) be given the same 'right'?
Because so few Americans (and so few Christians) believe in absolute truth these days, our nation has lost it's historic identity.
While few would actually admit it, I think most of our elected officials consider prayer a formality anyway.
This view is so very different from that of our founders, but most Americans do not realize this because they no longer teach real history in the government schools.
I think the Hindu prayer incident is a symptom of a problem that has been going on for decades.
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