Thread by @AndyRowell

This is a similar group to those who met to praise Trump at the White House last August. andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/20… These are Trump's "court evangelicals" (as @JohnFea1 has rightly called them). This is no nonpartisan Christian prayer that the leader will make wise, just decisions.

https://twitter.com/Franklin_Graham/status/1132603704689881089

Rather then merely praying that God would direct Trump, there should also be prayer that Trump would act upon God's directing him to do what is right.
"Grant ... wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will."
19. For the President of the United States
bcponline.org/Misc/Prayers.h…

The Trump "court evangelicals" might better be called Trump's "Baptist fundamentalists and independent Pentecostals."

In comparison to last August, Trump's court evangelicals gained zero representatives from well-respected organizations and lost J. D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Michael W. Smith is a notable new addition. Like all Christians, he surely believes in praying for leaders in civil authority. Perhaps he did not know the prayer would be a partisan one—asking God to support Trump, rather than asking God to help Trump do what is right.

So, pray for President Trump on June 2nd. Pray for him everyday. But do not pray that he would be emboldened or succeed. Rather, pray that he will be protected, strengthened, emboldened, and succeed in so far as he is doing what is right. And pray that God will bring justice.

Franklin Graham's explanation of how to pray for a president in 2014 was much different:
"God can turn the hearts of kings (Proverbs 21:1). That means that we should be praying for God’s will to be done and for our leaders to seek God and listen to Him." billygraham.org/decision-magaz…

I have written a post on this on my blog:
"Why Franklin Graham's June 2nd call to prayer for President Trump is no innocent call for prayer"
andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/20…