On Wednesday around noon, Franklin Graham, son of revered evangelist Billy Graham, spoke to a crowd of over 3,200 people gathered at the steps of the Nebraska state capitol to pray for the upcoming election.
Graham is visiting every U.S. capitol as a part of his Decision America tour to encourage Christians in all fifty states to pray, vote, and run for office. The assembled crowd gathered over the course of an hour as a praise team sang on the steps of the capitol and waving flags that were passed out in advance.
Rev. Graham took the stage shortly after noon to speak to the crowd. He briefly talked about his dad, Billy Graham, and a bit about the state of things in America. He then led everyone in praying first for forgiveness for the nation, for personal sins, for family sins, and then for leaders across America. Graham didn’t endorse any specific candidates of course, but he was insistent that everyone get out and vote, even if it means “holding your nose” to vote for the lesser of two candidates. I could only imagine who he might have meant by that.