Filed under: Finding God in the Ordinary | Tags: church, faith, Israel, politics, prayer, travel
I found out this week there’s a possibility that I’ll be able to go to Israel next March. By then, one of the men pictured below at the wailing wall in Jerusalem will most likely be our new president. They both claim to be Christians. Does that mean they are truly following Jesus with their whole life, or is it just a box they marked off at some point to identify their religious views?
We may get a glimpse into what’s really happening in their hearts on August 16 when they’ll be at Saddleback Church. In their first joint appearance of this escalating campaign season, Rick Warren will interview each of them separately according to this article from CNN. I can’t wait.
Then I was reading an article in the Times this morning that Obama’s prayer, written on stationary from the King David Hotel and placed in the Wailing Wall, was snagged by some student and given (probably sold) to one of the Israeli papers. I’m not sure about the ethics of it all, but the prayer is beautifully and simply written. Each word seems so perfectly placed and packed with significance. It seems heartfelt and sincere. But, I think only Obama and God know that for sure.
If every leader in the world would honestly seek after God and make this their prayer – I think the world would undoubtedly become a better place.
