Last
Thursday I watched the funeral service for Senator John Lewis and found myself
mentally recoiling at the politically motivated prayers that were prayed in the
name of Jesus Christ. For instance, praying to God for worldwide white
supremacy to be eliminated, Black Lives Matter would be upheld, black people
would have equality in housing, that all black people would be united in their
votes in the upcoming presidential election, etc. James said, “What causes
fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle
within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill
and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not
have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not
receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on
your pleasures” (James 4:1-3 NIV).
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