Rev. A. Hocking
ARCHBISHOP’S COUNSEL
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY, Dr. Rowan Williams said that US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister might have come to a different conclusion on whether to invade Iraq if they had taken the time to pray together.
In an interview with BBC’s Newsnight, Dr Williams was questioned on whether Blair had been right in not praying with Bush in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. He answered, ‘I am sure he should have prayed and I think perhaps he should have prayed with George Bush. Dr Williams added that had the leaders prayed together they might not necessarily have received the answer they wanted.
Praying doesn’t mean you get the answer you want. It doesn’t mean you get the other person wants either.
INFLUENCE
Blair is an Anglican who often attends Mass with his Catholic wife Cherie Blair. Bush is a born again Christian who credits his return to Christ to the influence of renowned US evangelist Billy Graham.
Taken from the New Life Paper Issue 161
