Quote:
Originally Posted by ottopilot
Quote:
"Lord,
Protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins and help me guard against pride and despair.
Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just.
And make me an instrument of your will."
Barack Obama - note from 2008 visit to the Western Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
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I find this kind of talk extremely disturbing, especially when coming from a potential President... |
That a President of the U.S. is a believer in God, and him wanting to be an instrument of God's will, is nothing new. There have been plenty of Presidents like that, throughout this nation's history. (Why, our very first President was like that.)
So, I don't find it disturbing
just because a President or a Presidential candidate believes in God and wants to do His will. No, my argument here is more manifold than that.
I do like the first parts of Obama's prayer: "Forgive me my sins and help me guard against
pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just."