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I’ll be honest with you, I’ve been dreading the American president’s State of the Union on TV this week. Don’t get me wrong, I’m interested in politics and I like following the news and staying informed about what’s going on in the United States and around the world. But recently I’ve seen so many Facebook statuses with political rants, name-calling, and frustration that my interest in politics has worn thin.
Something changed, though, when I was praying this morning. I woke up with an interesting question echoing in my thought, “What is the spiritual state of the union?” After a few moments of quietly pondering the question, an answer jumped into my thought, as effortlessly as the question. The state of the union, well the whole world actually, is perfect God and perfect man, and that relationship is always intact, always at peace, and always harmonious. Wow.
From there, my prayers grew. I thought about all the issues that the President was expected to include in his speech tonight, and I thought about their place in the spiritual state of the union.
• The economy of Love is balanced and abundant. There is no shortage of God’s love for man, man’s love for God, and man’s love for man, because divine Love is infinitely flowing.
• Healthcare is already available to all because the healing Christ is ministering to each and one of God’s children, assuring them of their wholeness and freedom which is ensured by divine law.
• The environment is safe and ever beautiful because it is the expression of infinite Mind’s abundant glory and creativity. Man respects and lives harmoniously with this environment because the kingdom of heaven embraces each and every one of us.
• Hatred and Party Politics are not the law of the kingdom of heaven. Neither Democrat nor Republican, we are all children of God. Harmony is not a far off hope, it is the very fact of our being.
I certainly don’t have rose-colored glasses on. I’m watching the State of the Union as I type this, and President Obama certainly has a long list of problems to tackle. But the result of my prayer is that I’m not disturbed and frustrated by those problems anymore.
Now I have a small inkling of what Paul must have felt when he said, “. . .I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” (Romans 8: 38, New Living Translation) There may be problems to work out still, but they can’t take away God’s love.
What about you? How are you praying about politics today?
By Inge Schmidt
David Says:
When I was watching President Obama speak, I was honing in on the spiritual qualities he spoke about. I think he mentioned general things about people expressing resilience, leadership and brotherly kindness. It was helpful for me to think more about these strengths, which will help us overcome the challenges we face.
Bud Says:
Only prayer will make any difference in our world. What we hear about the politics of this or that person is probably not as accurate as we might wish. People are not as one dimentional as they get portrayed. By holding to what we know about God and his man (i.e. prayer), we will help bring about decisions that wil bless everyone, regardless of a person’s politics
Joe Says:
Thank you so much for that. I think it’s really important to be praying about what seems to be an intense division in politics today.
Judy Says:
What a perfect treatment for our country and the world. Yes, I will definitely continue praying for political harmony – in the U.S. and everywhere!