He survived and seems to be more motivated than ever. That is the good news.
What is also interesting to me is a cameo view of public opinion on the grass roots level. I am not overly interested in how the talking heads spin things. I don’t expect to hear much information from the news media and government agencies. A simple attempt at murdering a political opponent will not make them suddenly reliable. Listen with care.
What do everyday people think in a specific microcosm? Sunday I was helping babysit my grandchildren so I found myself in an unaccustomed atmosphere. I had been there before. There were a few faces I recognized but I did not know them well. I went to Sunday School and listened as we went into the opening prayer request time.
The first point was praise and thanksgiving. The general sense was relief that Donald Trump was only bleeding from his ear. The consensus was that God had protected him and all were grateful.
The second focus was the man who was murdered for sitting behind Trump and being in the line of fire. There were prayers for his family and also for the other victims that were hit on the platform.
The third item was the mark of America, the attitude that we don’t acknowledge much. I think it was echoed in churches across the nation. We prayed for the family of the killer. We lifted them up in the pain of the moment. The prayers were focused on their loss and for their salvation. Being the cynic that I am I wondered if their pain was more that he missed than that he died in the act.
I sensed no new hostility towards the media and politicians that have been seeking this kind of activity. No one called on the church to start striking back, and believe me, this is a gun toting church. All was forgiveness and hope.
That is America in a nutshell, at least the small bubble I was in on Sunday.
God bless America. Pray for revival. Pray for the haters. Pray for President Trump. Vote like you expect your prayers to have feet.
homo unius libri
Monday, July 15, 2024
Opus 2024-182: Grassroots Cameo
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