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Convict Trump
Senators should look beyond primaries to legacies.
The US Senate is expected to vote this weekend on whether to convict former president Donald Trump.(Carolyn Kaster / AP)
Thursday morning, when Senate Chaplain Barry Black opened the third day of testimony in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial with a prayer, he implored the Almighty to “speak through the whispers of conscience.” It was a fitting invocation, for what is needed in the Senate chamber now is an honest and solemn response to the still small voice of common grace. We fear, instead, that senators may listen to louder agents in their social media feeds or polling reports, to those telling them how to avoid primary challengers or position themselves for future campaigns, and to those promoting party over country.
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As a mob ransacked the United States Capitol earlier this month, many working inside feared for their lives and turned to God for help.
US Senate Chaplain Barry Black was one of the people inside the building seeking the Lord while the chaos ensued. He tells CBN News that he knew he was going to witness history on January 6 with the certification of the Electoral College votes, but he had no idea what was to come.
Remembering January 6, 2021
Black recalled that January 6 started off like most any other Wednesday. He hosted the bipartisan Senate prayer breakfast and then opened the Senate floor in prayer. Early in the afternoon, Black joined senators in the House chamber for the historic joint session of Congress, but when the debates began over certifying the Electoral College vote he decided to go back to his office for a bit. While he was walking back, he heard alarms going off warning everyone in the Capitol to shelter in place. He passed a few members of the