pres bush

this past weekend i was able to hear president bush speak. he spoke at my sisters graduation at calvin college in grand rapids michigan. i was confused... "why would the president of the united states be speaking at a small christian school in grand rapids michigan, which he has no connection to...?" i then found out that george w asked to speak at calvin... again i remained confused... "why would the president of the united states ask to speak at a small christian school in grand rapids michigan, which he has to connection to...?"

God. that's why.

i feared that george was going to turn his speech into some political debate... but he didn't. i feared that he would talk about iraq and the war... but he didn't. i feared he was going to campaign for himself... but thank God he didn't. yes... thank God. He had mr. bush there for a different reason.

he spoke on community. he did have some great things to say... "in today's complex world, there are a lot of complex things that pull us apart" and "we learn how to come together by participating in our churches and clubs." overall, good speech. not great, but definitely good and interesting.

but again, it all goes back to God.

i don't care what anyone else thinks, but i truly believe that mr. george w bush loves Jesus. fan of him or not, i believe he has a relationship with the Father. during the worship songs we sang during the ceremony... he sang. during the covenents spoken... he recited. and even during the times that we bowed our heads in prayer... he prayed (yes... i peeked). "good president" or "bad president", he loves the Lord. i do think that he tries to run this country the way that he feels the Father telling him to.

but remember... he is human.

even though he's the president, he will mess up. just like me and just like you. his mistakes are just more visible because he is always being watched.

i still don't know the real reason why president bush asked to speak at calvin, but there was no mistake that the Father had him there. i do know this now... even though i may not agree with everything he does or the way he handles different situations, i was able to witness him loving and worshiping Jesus. that's beautiful. God allowed me to see george's heart running after Him. never had i witnessed something like that with the president before.

that's cool. really cool...