Amid war, what are our prayers?
Earlier this week, The Tennessean asked some readers what they’ll be praying for this weekend. Here are some of their responses: ”We will be praying for the safety of our troops and for our president. And for the Iraqi people who have been terrorized” by Saddam Hussein. The Rev. Maury Davis, Cornerstone Church ”My prayer is that God will bless the world. For months, our president has closed his addresses to the public with the words, ‘May God bless America.’ Why just America? I believe that we are called to see the world as a global community where we all need God’s blessing. I have to believe that God is on the side of peace, and NOT on anyone’s side for war. If we have learned anything from history, it is that violence does not stop violence.” Mark Anderson, Crievewood Baptist Church ”We’re praying for unity, because without it there is no true peace. More than a century ago, Baha’u’llah wrote: ‘The well being of mankind, its peace and security are unattainable unless and until
