Back in 1968 the must-see movie in my circle of friends, was, “Romeo and Juliet”. Everybody I knew, whether they loved or hated that “Sorta-Shakespearean” version, could instantly recall its theme-song, “A Time for Us”. Maybe we liked it because that title pretty summed up our feeling that whatever happening of significance in the world, was all about us. But as I am getting to be nearly ancient by my own standards, I am learning that what happens around our neighborhood, our region or our nation has little to do with my plans or opinions. What matters is best summed up in how Jesus taught us to pray:
"Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
In earth as it is in Heaven"
Matthew 6:10 KJV
So, I say all this, to urge that with tomorrow’s meeting between our president and Vladimir Putin looming on the horizon, that we each make this, not a time for us, but “A Time to Pray. Rather than discussing, our brilliant political points, or our opinions about Zelensky, Trump or Putin, let’s urgently pray for peace for the hundreds of thousands of young Russians and Ukrainians facing one another on the frontlines of this war.
When the Apostle Paul made this appeal for prayer to Timothy, there were few of the “Kings and all those in authority,” that were any good. From Nero in Rome on down through Herod Agrippa II in Judea, these were not a morally stellar bunch. But the reason we are commanded to pray is not because we like our leaders, but because we are supporting the only king whose kingdom matters: King Jesus!
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