“Pray for President Putin today. This may sound like a strange request, but we need to pray that God would work in his heart so that war could be avoided at all cost. May God give wisdom to the leaders involved in these talks & negotiations, as well as those advising them.”

Franklin Graham

Franklin Graham has been lambasted for writing “Pray for President Putin today.” Graham deserves scorn and ridicule to be heaped on him for his slavish devotion to the morally reprehensible Donald Trump, but let’s not take his words out of context.

The Trump-loving televangelist is praying for God to change Putin’s mind so that he won’t attack Ukraine.

Graham’s prayers are as efficacious as farts, their stench won’t reach the heavens, they will only serve to irritate those of us unfortunate to be around the gasbag.

In general, thoughts and prayers are as effective as belches and farts, they are no replacement for action.

Don’t be like Franklin Graham, and recite a grandiose peace prayer, and then sit on your ass as if you’ve done all you can.

Be a peace warrior! A peace activist doesn’t pray, and leave it all in the hands of the Almighty. He fights for peace by demonstrating, writing editorials and sending emails to politicians imploring them to do everything possible to avoid war.