Harris tells congregation they must put prayers into action
Harris visited a Black church in Detroit on the last Sunday ahead of Election Day and called on churchgoers to turn their faith into action.
“Church, in just two days, we have the power to decide the fate of our nation for generations to come, and as we prepare for that moment, I am reminded of a passage from Scripture,” Harris said, addressing the congregation at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. “The prophet Jeremiah wrote, ‘For I know the plans I have for you. They are the plans for good and not for disaster. To give you a future and a hope.’”
“Church, God has a plan for us. He has good plans for us, plans that will heal us and bring us together as one nation, plans for freedom, plans for opportunity, plans for justice,” Harris added. “But let us remember it is not enough to just believe in those plans. We must act. Not enough to only pray, not enough to just talk. We must act on the plans he has in store for us, and we must make them real through our works, in our daily choices, in service to our communities and yes, in our democracy.”
Harris again praised young people for being righteously impatient and demanding better of America before making an apparently veiled critique of Trump.
“As I travel our nation, I see neighbors helping neighbors who were perfect strangers before, but now neighbors, recover and rebuild from disasters. I see voters standing together to defend freedom,” Harris said. “And while we know there are those who seek to deepen divisions, sow hate, spread fear and cause chaos, this moment in our nation has to be about so much more than partisan politics. It must be about the good work we can do together, about our fundamental values and about us as Americans and as people of faith.”
She later added: “Let us turn the page and write the next chapter of our history, a chapter grounded in a divine plan big enough to encompass all of our dreams, a divine plan strong enough to heal division, a divine plan bold enough to embrace possibility, God's plan.”
“And in these next two days, we will be tested,” Harris continued. “These days will demand everything we've got. But when I think about the days ahead and the God we serve, we were born for such a time as this. The road ahead won't be easy, but in times of uncertainty, we are reminded weeping may endure for our night, a joy cometh in the morning, and Church, morning is on its way.”
-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie