I managed to watch a recording of the whole address--apart from the media's commentaries on isolated sound bites. The speech lasted about an hour and 15 minutes. President Trump was addressing the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, February 5 (yesterday as I write this).
As a follower of Jesus Christ, I was and remain outraged at the speech's constant stream of self-promotion, self-adulation, and self-congratulation for allegedly accomplishing everything from (alleged) reduced crime, increased church attendance, and world peace. These SELF-centered comments were nothing new--as were his frequent middle-school insults hurled at opponents--but the event was a PRAYER breakfast. One would expect at least a degree of humility and dependence before the Almighty. Except for a few pseudo-religious crumbs he tossed out to continue to manipulate his co-opted religious devotees, DJT's address was explicitly and brazenly about promoting himself.
Outrageous.
As a US citizen, I am ashamed at how POTUS continously boasts, stands for "might is right," shows absolutely zero concern for creation care, and bullies and insults his opponents domestically and internationally.
Yes, as a human being DJT bears the image of God. I pray for him like I pray for other leaders. God uses DJT like he does all leaders within his providential governance of his world.
But to repeat, I am outraged at DJT striving to draw all credit to himself--especially at a prayer breakfast--and as a US citizen I am ashamed.
