• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
lisa blunt rochester pray photos

‘Hard to Lay Down Anger So That I Could Pray’—Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester Says of Her Fervent Prayer During Capitol Siege

January 7, 2021
black women group

‘Righteous and Ratchet’ Black Women of Faith Embraced on Jemele Hill’s ‘Sanctified’ Podcast

January 23, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Photo

How the Distortion of MLK’s Words Enables More, Not Less, Racial Division Within American Society

January 14, 2023
Shirley Chisholm book

Historian Connects Shirley Chisholm’s Life and Politics in New Biography

January 14, 2023
red apple fruit on four pyle books

Is White Supremacy a Bug or a Feature of Classical Christian Education?

January 14, 2023
bible gun Brazil

God and Guns Often Go Together In US History — This Course Examines Why

January 14, 2023
black news site

Kansas City Police Dismissed a Black News Site’s Reports of Missing Women. Then One Showed Up.

January 14, 2023
text

‘Thank You’ and a Look Back as We Look Forward to the New Year

December 31, 2022
Anthea Butler, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, and Jemar Tisby

Free eBook: Conversations on White Evangelical Racism and Christian Nationalism (Subscribers)

December 10, 2022
will smith in emancipation movie

News With Nicola: Is Will Smith’s Emancipation Movie Based on a True Story?

December 2, 2022
Pastor E. Dewey Smith’s House of Hope Atlanta Sues Over Alleged Black Church Scheme

Pastor E. Dewey Smith’s House of Hope Atlanta Sues Over Alleged Black Church Scheme

November 28, 2022
Bishop Jerome Stokes is seen in this 2020 YouTube screengrab.

Baltimore Pastor Bishop Jerome Stokes Attacked With Hammer During Sunday Service

November 28, 2022
Jonathan Majors stars as Jesse L. Brown in the movie Devotion

‘Devotion’ Movie Celebrates Successes and Sacrifices of Navy’s First Black Fighter Pilot

November 21, 2022
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Saturday, January 28, 2023
  • Login
  • Register
Faithfully Magazine
  • About
    • Staff and Advisors
    • Write for Us
    • Advertise
    • Give Via PayPal
  • Exclusives
  • Q&As
  • Inspiration
  • Subscribe
  • Shop Faithfully
No Result
View All Result
Faithfully Magazine
No Result
View All Result
Home News Crime

‘Hard to Lay Down Anger So That I Could Pray’—Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester Says of Her Fervent Prayer During Capitol Siege

by FM Editors
January 7, 2021
Reading Time: 4 mins read
lisa blunt rochester pray photos

Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester was seen on video praying as pro-Trump supporters, Christians among them, violently stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Photos: ITV News video screengrab; Twitter/@RepLBR)

211
SHARES
ShareTweetPin It

Delaware’s first Black congresswoman, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, was seen on video fervently praying as a pro-Trump mob violently stormed and vandalized the nation’s Capitol on Wednesday.

RELATED POSTS

‘Devotion’ Movie Celebrates Successes and Sacrifices of Navy’s First Black Fighter Pilot

Pastor Touré Roberts Honors ‘Kingdom Brother’ Chadwick Boseman in Emotional ‘Black Panther’ Post (Tribute Video)

‘I Died That Day’ — Uvalde Teacher Falsely Accused of Propping Door Open for Gunman Speaks Out

“Peace in the land, peace in this country, peace in this world. Lord, we’re asking…” the Democratic congresswoman could be heard saying as she prayed and lifted a hand heavenward in footage broadcast by British network ITV News and other media outlets.

Listen… I knew someone had to be calling on him ???????? pic.twitter.com/ckh6uL1JPN

— Travon Anthony ???? (@TravonAnthony) January 7, 2021

After similar footage of her prayer from a perch of safety was picked up by news networks in her state, Rep. Rochester published a message on Twitter, ensuring her constituents that she was indeed safe.

“Thank you to everyone who has reached out with their prayers and concerns. I am safe and in a secure location,” she tweeted.

Rep. Rochester later published a video statement expressing her commitment to fulfilling her duty in Congress, and also revealing her mindset during that snippet of prayer seen across the media and online.

“I ask [for] your continued prayers for our safety here, but also for the healing of this country. And there’s so much that needs to be done, so many people who are hurting and we just need to love each other. And love is not easy,” she said.

“So for anybody who thinks that that is a Pollyanna notion, it’s not easy. I know that. Because even when I was up in the balcony of the Capitol when the House was going through what it was going through, there was just an anger that I felt, that— ‘why are we even in this situation right now.’

“And it was very hard to lay down that anger so that I could even just pray. I couldn’t even pray, that’s how sad and upset I was. But in doing that, I could pray for healing, I could pray for peace, I could pray that we understand our purpose is to love. Love yourself. Love each other. Love this planet. And if you believe like I do, love God. When you do those things, you don’t see what we saw today,” Rep. Rochester said.

Delaware – thank you for all your messages and prayers.

I’m safe & I’m well – clear-eyed about the work ahead of us.

But for tonight, we have one job. To certify the election of @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/zx9hvWiP41

— Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (@RepLBR) January 7, 2021

Rochester co-chaired Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and also served on the President-elect’s vetting committee for a vice-presidential candidate. She, along with other representatives and senators, had gathered for the 117th session of the U.S. Congress to certify Biden’s presidential victory when a massive crowd of predominantly White rioters, some of them presumably Christians, stormed the Capitol grounds.

Our politics is not our Faith. Somewhere, somebody missed the memo.

What an indicting and ironic picture at the scene of today’s Trumpian insurrection!

Jesus saves, but He does so by means of the cross not a president. Civil religion will never be true Christianity. pic.twitter.com/LthXGMx8BR

— Charlie Dates (@CharlieDates) January 7, 2021

A video circulating online shows officers of the local Metropolitan Police Department in one area removing security barriers to allow the mob to flood the grounds. The rioters eventually made it inside the halls of Congress, prompting Capitol police to pull their weapons, and use furniture, to try to hold them back. One woman, identified as military vet Ashli Babbitt, was fatally shot by Capitol police as she reportedly attempted to break into the House chamber. The local police chief reported that at least three others died during the Trump-incited riot, and that pipe bombs and molotov cocktails were found on the grounds. At least 14 people were arrested—a number that has drawn contrast to the thousands arrested during protests against police violence last summer.

The session of the 117th Congress eventually resumed as police in riot gear removed the mobs from the Capitol. Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence oversaw lawmakers’ certification of the presidential election results, ensuring that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the country’s next president and vice president, respectively.


Update 01/09/2021: Access additional footage of Rep. Rochester’s prayer during the siege of the Capitol.

Here’s more of Rep. Rochester’s prayer during the #CapitalHill #riots, via Instagram @loswhit pic.twitter.com/6XFaeqhIeg

— FAITHFULLY MAGAZINE (@faithfullymag) January 9, 2021


Help Keep Christian Media Diverse

In addition to partnering with advertisers, maintaining a subscription program, and exploring paid live events, we rely on the generosity of readers who see value in our work and in our mission. We invite you to join us, and keep walking with us, in our mission. Every amount, big or small, empowers us to stay the course. Here are a few ways you can join us:
  • Give via PayPal
  • Place an Ad
We are grateful for your support. Thank you!

Share This Post

Share via

Share This Post

  • Digg
  • Tumblr
  • Flipboard
  • SMS
More
  • Report
211
SHARES
ShareTweetPin It
Tags: CrimeNewsRiots
FM Editors

FM Editors

Faithfully Magazine is a fresh, bold and exciting news and culture publication that covers issues, conversations and events impacting Christian communities of color.

Related Posts

Jonathan Majors stars as Jesse L. Brown in the movie Devotion

‘Devotion’ Movie Celebrates Successes and Sacrifices of Navy’s First Black Fighter Pilot

by FM Editors
November 21, 2022
0

...

A scene from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever official trailer

Pastor Touré Roberts Honors ‘Kingdom Brother’ Chadwick Boseman in Emotional ‘Black Panther’ Post (Tribute Video)

by FM Editors
November 15, 2022
0

...

Emilia "Amy" Marin, a school staffer at Robb Elementary, speaks with ABC News' John Quinones about her struggles after the shooting

‘I Died That Day’ — Uvalde Teacher Falsely Accused of Propping Door Open for Gunman Speaks Out

by FM Editors
November 4, 2022
0

...

police officers inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

Chilling 911 Calls Reveal Anguish of Uvalde Shooting Victims as Hundreds of Cops Took 77 Minutes to Confront Gunman

by FM Editors
November 4, 2022
0

...

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Jesus and John the Baptist

Are Jesus and John the Baptist Cousins or Related in Anyway?

June 2, 2019
paige and christopher hilken family

Paige Hilken, Wife of North Coast Church Pastor Christopher Hilken, Dies by Suicide

August 2, 2021
stream movies laptop

Free Christian Movies: How and Where to Watch Free Christian Movies Online

March 15, 2021
White Christian Dean and Faculty Pose as Gangsters in Controversial Photo

White Christian Dean and Faculty Pose as Gangsters in Controversial Photo

16
study on evangelical churches finds some apply race tests on people of color seeking to belong

White Evangelical Churches Use ‘Race Tests’ on People of Color, Study Claims

3
depression

Why African Christians Should Rethink Depression

3
black women group

‘Righteous and Ratchet’ Black Women of Faith Embraced on Jemele Hill’s ‘Sanctified’ Podcast

January 23, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Photo

How the Distortion of MLK’s Words Enables More, Not Less, Racial Division Within American Society

January 14, 2023
Shirley Chisholm book

Historian Connects Shirley Chisholm’s Life and Politics in New Biography

January 14, 2023

Get the Newsletter

Loading

Listen to Exclusive Q&As on Faithfully Podcast

Faithfully Podcast · Faithfully Podcast Select
Advertisement
Advertisement
Mosaic Coffee
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Do Good. Obey God. Stay Woke.

Copyright © 2023 Faithfully Media, LLC. This website participates in affiliate programs.

No Result
View All Result
  • About
    • Staff and Advisors
    • Write for Us
    • Advertise
    • Give Via PayPal
  • Exclusives
  • Q&As
  • Inspiration
  • Subscribe
  • Shop Faithfully

Copyright © 2023 Faithfully Media, LLC. This website participates in affiliate programs.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Share via

Share This Post

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Email
  • WhatsApp
  • Copy Link
  • Tumblr
  • Digg
  • Flipboard
  • SMS

Add New Playlist

Add to Collection

  • Public collection title

  • Private collection title

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.

Send this to a friend