The takeover of the Minneapolis-St Paul Airport by protestors is also something we have only partial knowledge of, though we have a bit more than we do about the shooting at present. One group that made itself prominent in the crowd were clergy. By their own statement they "prayed together, sang songs and hymns, and shared stories of those who have been abducted by ICE while at work or commuting to and from the airport." Notable by its absence is "Asking the Lord what He would have us do."
I would be very surprised to learn that ICE included "Lord, what would you have us do?" in their daily briefing, nor that Trump asks himself that question very often. But when your job is pastoral in the spiritual sense, I expect it to be prominent in your thinking. Perhaps it is, I don't know. I am irritated by its absence in the organisers' press releases, but were I there, I might be greatly comforted by how they start each morning. Yet I suspect this is deeply tied to the problems Lewis noted in The Dangers of National Repentance. Confessing other people's sins to show how sensitive you are... It is also in the category of forging God's signature under your politics. It is among the most major of sins.
Both conservatives and liberals will make strong declarations about what they understand God to be teaching and requiring. But if you cannot show the respect to other Christians to even consider their understanding, you cannot convince me you have heard the Holy Spirit. Your prayers are not prayers, but performances. Your songs are not worship but a variety show. I do not see the fear and trembling in you that at least some earlier Christians displayed.
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