Have you?

Rather than boycotting him, have you prayed for Tony Hayward? Have you prayed for God to touch his heart, to bring him to repentance, and to give him wisdom? 

Rather than being satisfied with a shallow sympathy, have you prayed for those living along the coast? Have you prayed for their endurance, for their provision, and for their response in all of this to be astoundingly Christlike?

Rather than forgetting them, have you prayed for the families left behind of the 11 workers who died? Have you prayed for their peace and comfort? 

Rather than giving in to worry and anger, have you prayed for His creation to be restored to reflect His glory? Have you prayed for Him to reveal what method would work best and to send the right workers?

Oswald Chambers once said that we "act like pagans in a crisis." We don't pray about these things; we turn to worldly means of coping: boycotts, protests, etc. All I know is that our Father has told us to pray about everything. He has commanded us to love our enemies and to bless them. Of course I think the Gulf Coast, environment, and the oil spill are extremely important to the Lord. I also believe that He is concerned about our reaction to those things and how we choose to move forward.

Will we move forward just as Jesus would? Or will we move forward in the traditions of this world?