As the days count down to the presidential inauguration on January 20th, the FBI believes that there are credible threats of violence in St. Paul, Washington D.C., and in state capitals around the country this weekend. The anti-government Boogaloo group has reportedly been scouting law enforcement arrangements at the Capitol in St. Paul. Security has been ramped up. National Guardsmen from Minnesota will be on patrol to keep people safe - some in St. Paul, and some in Washington D.C.
The atmosphere is, in some ways, reminiscent of last summer, when widespread riots also led to Minnesota’s National Guard being called up.
In the midst of hatred, violence, and division, where can we turn?
First and foremost, let us pray. Let us pray for peace in our nation, and peace in our hearts, and peace with our neighbors. Let us remember that “the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (James 1:20), that we are called to “pursue what makes for peace” (Romans 14:19), and to practice “citizenship worthy of the Gospel of Christ” (Philippians 1:27).
Will you join us in praying and working for peace? Will you pray with us that cooler heads will prevail and that all those seeking to bring violence to our nation will be thwarted?
We serve a God who is our strength and refuge, and who hears us when we call upon Him (1 John 5:15).
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