No One Excluded

I'm looking forward to Richard getting home from Florida on Saturday. Oh. That's tomorrow!

Paul begins the second chapter talking about public prayer (2:8). This same verse extends the commands Paul gives to Timothy to every believer. Before he gets to that, he instructs Timothy to pray for everyone. First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. (1Ti 2:1-2)

Prayer, Paul writes, is to be offered for all classes of people, without distinction of rank, religion, party, country, or name, especially for all that were in authority.

Here's the simple question: Do you pray for everyone? Your enemies? Victims of dictators AND the despot? Kids in slavery AND the slave owners and traders? Abortionists? My list could get very long. I pray you have a looooong list. Does it include those with whom you differ politically, theologically, and philosophically?

Make a list get them all on it.

Pressing on, Ed ><}}}>