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7 reasons why prayer, not politics, will save our nation By Joseph Mattera, Op-ed Contributor Sunday, January 12, 2025Several members of Congress joined Evangelical leaders at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. the morning of Feb. 1, 2023 for the National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance, asking for God’s forgiveness for the many ways the country has strayed from His will. | Screengrab/ National Gathering for Prayer & Repentance event 2023 In recent years, a noticeable shift has occurred within some segments of the Evangelical church. Increasingly, believers have focused more on political engagement as the primary means of achieving national transformation. As a result, prayer — often symbolized by “the altar” — is sometimes dismissed or neglected.
