After praying over President Trump in an afternoon church service on Sunday, Pastor David Platt – known for his nonpartisan preaching – wrote a letter to his congregation disclosing his thoughts on the experience.
In a letter posted to the church’s website and later shared to social media, Platt shared that he had to make a split-second decision as to whether he would pray over his unexpected visitor or not.
Plat wrote, “At the end of my sermon at the 1:00 worship gathering, I stepped to the side for what I thought would be a couple of moments in quiet reflection as we prepared to take the Lord’s Supper. But I was immediately called backstage and told that the President of the United States was on his way to the church, would be there in a matter of minutes, and would like for us to pray for him.”
Platt explained that he immediately thought of the message taught in 1 Timothy 2:1-6, which is to pray for everyone, including world leaders because it “is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior.”
So, Platt decided to pray over the President together with his church body.
In his letter, however, Platt made it clear that this was not a show of support for the President. The pastor wrote, “My aim was in no way to endorse the president, his policies, or his party, but to obey God’s command to pray for our president and other leaders…
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