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On Politics

I don't love speaking a lot about politics. I tend to be fairly pessimistic about the state of politics in the world. I do know I cannot put my hope in a mere mortal. I have TREMENDOUS hope in God, with whom NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

The biggest prayer I have right now for politicians, whether in my own country or in others is that they will learn to value and speak of humans as made in the image of God. I pray that every nation, tribe, and tongue could be valued as created by God for His own glory. God delights in every nation, tribe, and tongue that He has created. I pray that there could be respectful speech in regards to every human being....no matter what acts of horror they have committed (condemning the atrocities committed, but respecting the image of God in that person). I have sought to cultivate this in my own life, where I have brushed up rather too closely to scary people. I pray for those people earnestly, even though they have harmed others and myself in the worst of ways, that God will rescue and redeem them. And this is what I pray for global politics: that there could be a reformation in how we view and speak of human beings, recognizing the image of God in each person, with prayer for the redemption of lost souls. 

I hate the words 'woke' and 'anti-woke'. These words seem to divide and confuse. They aren't well defined.  I would prefer if people could say exactly what they mean, so that I'm not left guessing.  I pray that the world can stop using these words. In the last couple of weeks, I've listened to a variety of politicians from around the world, and these words get thrown around too quickly. I am thankful for a political conversation I watched where the word 'woke' was used, but then was defined.  That helped me tremendously.  Sometimes when these words are thrown around, it feels like people are not valuing the image of God in human beings as God instructs us to...

I also pray that God will guard me from choosing the far left, because I'm opposed to the far right or choosing the far right because I'm opposed to the far left. Both are temptations! I pray God will grant me discernment, to see well, and vote well (as far as it depends on me...sometimes we have very few options). 

I pray often that God will prevent me from being deaf and blind, because this or that politician says something I want to hear, that would serve my own life. I pray that God will grant me ability to see the big picture (again as far as is possible with my own human limitations).

Finally, I pray for my Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. He has resigned, but will serve as Prime Minister for a little while longer. I pray that God will save his soul, and have mercy on him. I pray the same for whoever becomes Canada's next Prime Minister.

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