A Prayer for Senator Baucus

According to an offical press release from the Montana DNC, Montana Sen. Max Baucus and wife Wanda are divorcing after 25 years of marriage. In a joint statement Thursday, the Baucuses said they have "parted ways amicably and with mutual respect." The 67-year-old Democratic Senator easily won re-election to a sixth term last year. Wanda Baucus was not seen with him on the campaign trail, and rarely returned to Montana with him.

I'm not a big fan of Senator Max Baucus. He has thankfully been (more or less) a friend on issues of gun rights, but has consistently sided with his party on issues of abortion, gay marriage / civil unions and other issues important to those of us in the Christian faith. Nonetheless, Senator Baucus is no doubt going through a trying and sad time with the divorce of his long-time wife, Wanda. And although I suspect that (as the media reports indicate) the divorce was held off until Baucus won re-election in a typically misleading damage-control type of way (so as to help him with the voters as he played the part of happy, faithful family man), we should still pray for them.

The Bible says in 1st Timothy 2:1-4:

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

So we should all put our political feelings aside and pray for Senator and Mrs. Baucus that they can overcome this difficult time.