Proud To Be An American

Most all Americans will probably agree that today is a significant day in the history of our country, regardless of who one voted for on Election Day just a little over two months ago. I watched the inauguration of President Obama like millions of others and was impressed with many elements of it, not the least of which was Rick Warren's prayer of invocation. While preparing my mind and heart for today's events, I was also struck by the supplication of another noteworthy Christian that I admire so much, Dr. Al Mohler, who's prayer I read on the way into work this morning. I quote just a small segment of it below:

"Our father, Lord of all creation, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray today with a sense of special urgency and responsibility. We come before You to pray for our new President, Barack Obama, and for all those in the new administration who now assume roles of such high responsibility.

We know that You, and You alone are sovereign, that You rule over all, and that You alone are able to keep and defend us. We know that our times are in Your hands, and that 'the king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord.' (Proverbs 2:11) Our confidence is in You and in You alone. We come before You as a people who acknowledge our constant need for Your provision, wisdom, and protection."

The rest of the prayer is contained in Al Mohler's blog, which can be found with Google. I (we) don't use our blog as a political platform, but rather a platform for Jesus, His adoption of us, and His loving-kindness to "loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke". (Isaiah 58:6) May God be gracious to President Obama, to all of our families, and to two little foreign girls abandoned while babies and now miraculously naturalized citizens of this great country called America. We pray these girls will also become citizens of the Kingdom that will never topple and whose King will never be dethroned.

Proud to be an American, Unworthy to be a Christian,

Tom (& Victoria)