Of late, I have found myself praying for Kellyanne Conway, who has served in the current presidential administration for several years. Her husband, George, is an attorney; they have four children, including Claudia, who is 15 and active on social media.
Mrs. Conway has been a loyal face of the administration, and the election is less than three months from now: closer to two months, actually. So why did she recently abandon ship, announcing that she was resigning to spend more time with her family? Mr. Conway similarly is stepping away from his work on The Lincoln Project.
Usually, when a political figure says that, it's code for: "I messed up so badly that I'll just show myself to the door." But I really believe Mrs. Conway, which, I think, is why I find myself praying for her and her family.
Mr. Conway has publicly criticized the administration and its actions. So has Miss Conway. Even going just by the publicly available snippets, this family of six is at sixes and sevens over the administration and the coming elections.
I believe Mrs. Conway when she says she and Mr. Conway want to heal strained family relations. And that's why I've been praying for the Conway family.
Is Mrs. Conway my enemy? Has she spitefully used me? Depends on how you define your terms. I really hesitate to say that someone is my enemy. She and I have opposing views on what promotes healing and wholeness in our society. She coined the description "alternative facts," which disturbs me. She has enabled and promoted actions that I find repugnant.
And I am saddened by some of the glee and sarcasm I've seen in response to her decision to resign. "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you" (Matthew 5:43-44, KJV).
I'm not as comfortable with the idea that "prayer changes things" as I am with the goal that "prayer changes me." So as I pray for the Conway family, I pray that praying for them ... changes me.
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