I decided to take a bye week instead of posting a blog today.
For those of you who aren’t sports fans, a bye week is a term used where each team — for example, a national football team — is scheduled to have one week near the middle of the season where they do not play a game.
Today is the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president.
As I considered a possible blog post, I realized a lot of people — most people — will be focused on the inauguration, whether they voted for Biden or not. (Nope, not getting political here.)
Me? I’m continuing to pray this week for our nation and for our leaders — all of them.
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people-for (leaders) and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” (1Timothy 2:1-2 NIV)
I’ll see you next week with a new blog post.
Be well, friends.
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Very appropriate and good counsel. God bless you!
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Thank you, dear friend. I know you are praying, too.
Today’s inauguration
does not have me shook,
for here’s the situation:
each politico’s a crook
out for bold self-service
for fortune and for fame;
voters make ’em nervous,
so things remain the same
as they cover all the bases,
and blithely play both sides,
smiling from the lying faces
that they do not try to hide.
But I think there’s less to fear
than if the jokers were sincere.
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Andrew: I had no doubt you’d have a sonnet for today.
I do believe at least some politicians start out sincere — and possibly end so. But politics is dicey, to say the least.
And so I pray for our leaders, but my hope and my confidence does not rest in them, but in God.
Thanks, Beth. Wise counsel. I too continue to pray for our country, our leaders, our Christian pastors and leaders. AND my hope is in our sovereign God, not in politics! He is my sure foundation.
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Carol, I know our prayers are joining with many, many others. And I’m so thankful God hears our prayers.