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A friend just sent me this quote from an evangelical preacher in Texas. I thought it was worth sharing:
I do not believe these are days for
mincing words. I’m 63 1/2 years old & I have never seen anything in these
United States of America I found more astonishingly seductive & dangerous
to the saints of God than Trumpism. This Christian nationalism is not of God.
Move back from it.
Fellow leaders, we will be held
responsible for remaining passive in this day of seduction to save our own skin
while the saints we’ve been entrusted to serve are being seduced, manipulated,
USED and stirred up into a lather of zeal devoid of the Holy Spirit for
political gain.
And, God help us, we don’t turn from Trumpism to Bidenism. We do not worship flesh and blood. We do not place our faith in mortals. We are the church of the living God. We can’t sanctify idolatry by labeling a leader our Cyrus. We need no Cyrus. We have a king. His name is Jesus.
This reminded me of the words of my favorite Advent hymn which was sung at the National Cathedral this morning. These are the final two verses:
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up to the heights and sing
Proclaim to a desolate people the coming
of their King
Like the flowers of the field they perish,
like the grass our works decay
the power and pomp of nations shall pass
like a dream away
but the word of our God endureth, the arm of the Lord is strong;
He stands in the midst of nations and he
will right the wrong
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd,
the lambs he'll gently hold;
to pastures of peace he'll lead them and
bring them safe to his fold.
May it be so.
John (the Episcopalian)
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