In Conference Call with Pastors, Trump Asked for Their Prayers to Face the Coronavirus Pandemic
By
Julio
Severo
In
a conference call not reported by the mainstream media, but reported by CBN,
President Donald Trump, Vice President Pence and Secretary Ben Carson spoke to
hundreds of pastors on March 22, 2020, with President Trump specifically asking
them to pray for “stamina” and for the “health of our country.” Meanwhile, Vice
President Pence commended pastors for the vital work churches are doing
throughout this ordeal. “You’re putting hands and feet on your faith,” the
vice-president told the pastors. Secretary Ben Carson, who is an Adventist,
encouraged the group by saying, “God still has his hand on this nation.”
Vice
President Pence told the pastors that he was inspired by so many churches
abiding by the federal government’s guidelines. He appreciated how many
churches were suspending church services out of an abundance of caution and
appreciated the financial sacrifice involved considering they run their
operations based on tithes and offerings. He said he would do his part to try
and encourage Americans to continue to continue giving despite not being at
service on Sunday morning. “We’ll help echo that from our briefings,” Pence
told the pastors. “We will make a gentle reminder and encouragement to Americans
to continue to support those ministries even if they’re not in the pews on
Sunday morning.”
David
Wilkerson, who founded Times Square Church, was known by his vocal prophetic
sermons against America’s sins. I do not know if Carter Conlon, who has succeeded
the late Wilkerson as the pastor of Times Square Church, talked to Trump about
these sins and repentance. Two of these sins are abortion and homosexuality.
While,
for respect to the government, churches are closed, Planned Parenthood and their abortion
facilities are open, killing innocent babies. And in San
Francisco, America’s gay capital, gay
bathhouses are open.
Times
of crisis are times for prayer and repentance. George Washington, the first
U.S. president, understood such conception very well. He never asked national prayer
without asking for national repentance.
If
Washington’s America prayed and repented, why does Trump’s America pray without
repenting?
How
will Trump feel a need to repent, or encourage America repent, if pastors do
not inform him about his sins and America’s sins?
Perkins and me, Julio Severo, were
mentioned by The Advocated, the largest gay magazine in the
world, about Trump’s gay effort.
I
cannot praise Perkins’ soft stance on Trump’s gay effort. But I can praise him
for inviting Carter Conlon, who hopefully in the prophetic spirit of Wilkerson
said to Trump that his global effort to legalize homosexuality around the world
opens America to tragedies and crises. And coronavirus may be one of them.
Is
it incompatible for pastors to warn presidents of their sins? In no way. Nathan,
the prophet, was a friend of King David. When David committed adultery, Nathan
did not let their friendship hinder God’s voice. When God told Nathan David
sinned, Nathan obeyed God and warned David.
True
friends, prophets and pastors do not spend their time praising a president.
When necessary, they deliver God’s messages, even under the risk of losing a
friendship. The mark of a real friendship is not continuous praise, but
sincerity.
America
and her president need right now utmost sincerity. As George Washington would
have understood very well, it is time for America to pray and repent.
Portuguese
version of this article: Em teleconferência com pastores, Trump pediu suas
orações para enfrentar a pandemia de coronavírus
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