Article August 22, 2016 Issue

Prayer in the wake of the UK referendum

Jenny Lobl

The recent referendum in the United Kingdom, which resulted in a June 2016 vote for the UK to leave the European Union, has given people much food for thought. In the lead-up to the referendum, both sides (“remain” and “leave”) were vigorously presenting their cases.

The “remain” side was pointing out the strength and advantages that come from a political and economic union with their closest geographical neighbors. The “leave” side was emphasizing the freedoms the UK would gain, as well as the other relationships it would potentially develop, were the UK to leave the Union.

The “leave” victory—and its implied economic and cultural consequences—was a shock to many, and there has been much speculation and debate since then about where UK politics is heading. However, instead of getting mesmerized by the turmoil of uncertainty, it is more helpful to prayerfully realize that God’s good governance is all that is present and has power. By turning our own thoughts prayerfully to the one Mind, acknowledging and accepting the one God as the only true cause, as the only real power governing everyone, we are acknowledging the supremacy of God’s ever-present law, which is at work in human consciousness and which brings whatever adjustments and leavening of thought are needed to best support progress for everyone.

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