Biden Urges Congress to Follow Jesus' Words: 'Serve Rather Than Be Served'
By: Michael Foust
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Biden Urges Congress to Follow Jesus' Words: 'Serve Rather Than Be Served'
Acknowledging the deep divisions within Congress, President Biden spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday and urged Democrats and Republicans to get to know one another personally, saying faith can bring people of different beliefs together to unify for the common good.
"Rather than driving us apart, faith can move us together," Biden, who is Catholic, told members of both parties gathered for the annual event in Washington, D.C. Different faiths, he said, have the "same fundamental basic beliefs" to treat one another with kindness.
Biden said he wants Democrats and Republicans to have "faith to see each other as we should – not as enemies but as neighbors, not as adversaries but as fellow Americans."
"I pray that we follow what Jesus taught us – to serve rather than be served," Biden said. "I don't always do it. [But] I try."
As a member of the Senate, Biden said, he would have lunch with fellow members of Congress and learn about others' personal struggles. Biden said he still considers Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell – a Republican – a friend.
"It's hard to really dislike someone when you know that they're going through the same thing you have gone through," Biden said. "... As leaders of this nation who work and pray together, there's an oath to God and country to uphold, and a charge to keep to stand in the breach, and to protect our democracy, to work together to right wrongs. … If a house divided cannot stand, surely a house united can do anything."
Unity, he said, "doesn't mean we have to agree on everything."
"But unity is where enough of us – enough of us – believe in a core of basic things, the common good, the general welfare," he said. "... The rest of the world is looking to us."
Quoting former President Dwight Eisenhower, Biden said, "There's a need we all have in these days and times for some help which comes from outside ourselves."
"I am humbled by the prayers of so many of you – and it means everything to us," Biden said.
Biden closed by telling a personal story about his childhood.
"Every time I'd walk out of my Grandpa Finnegan's house up in Scranton ... He yelled 'Joey, keep the faith.' My grandma would yell, 'No Joey, spread it.'
"Let's go spread the faith," Biden said.
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Video courtesy: ©PBS NewsHour
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Keep the faith. Yes.
I am sorry, this is the same Joe Biden that had the temerity to say this about Republicans in Congress?
Real damn Christian of him. Especially when his good friend McConnell convinced several Republicans in the Senate to stick their necks out for Joe's infrastructure bill. It wouldn't have gotten out of the Senate w/o those Republicans; but Joe readily forgot that.
Tell us Joe; is part of serving abandoning US citizens, green card holders, and special VISA holders in Afghanistan? What would Jesus feel about that? Is it demonizing those that don't believe the same as you with asinine vaccine mandates? How about trying to turn parents that demand school accountability into terrorists? Is it denying Republican states access to life saving drugs to combat Covid? How about our new two tier justice system; where if you are of the wrong political ideology you face certain prosecution- and sentencing to the fullest extent of the law. Meanwhile, the vast majority of far leftist morons are being released w/o charges for committing far worse crimes. What would Jesus say about Democrats endlessly trying to investigate and prosecute Trump. Trump may be a sinner; but Democrats sure as hell are not saints.
Glad to see Joe could politicize even this event. What he really wants is for Republicans to back his policies. Maybe if he gives Republicans the same special treatment he gives the Chinese and illegal immigrants Republicans would be more likely to listen? It will never happen- Republicans will never give Joe's family 31 million dollars like the Chinese; and they definitely will not give him a population advantage like all of the illegals being shipped out to sanctuary cities in swing states in voting redistricting.
Keep it classy Biden; and keep your religion to yourself.