Seventh grader offers a Biblical basis for hospitality to refugees.

President Trump

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Washington DC 20500

28 February 2017 

Dear President Trump, 

You have said before that you are a Christian, Maybe because you are a new Christian it would be helpful for you to hear what I think that should mean.  

In this letter, I want to share some Bible verses with you, that I think might be helpful for you to read as you think about your policies toward refuges and for anyone, really.  

Hebrews 13:2a, states, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers.”   This means that we, Christians, shouldn’t reject anyone, of any race, gender, or religion, no matter the circumstance.  

In the book of James it says, “My brothers, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, ‘You sit here in a good place,’ and you say to the poor man, ‘You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool’, have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?”  This verse really struck me. We, Christians, cannot favor anyone over anyone else. We cannot place Caucasians above Hispanic people, or women above men. We cannot love those who are also Christian but hate Buddhists. We cannot see the wealthy above the poor. 

And lastly, President Trump, I’ll share with you a verse that comes from Romans. It reads, “Therefore, welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.”  This verse is fairly self-explanatory. We should be welcoming to others, just like Christ welcomes us. We should invite them into our houses, and love them with all of our hearts, just as Christ has loved us--so much that he died for our sins.

I think if you think about these verses, you might have some different ideas about how to be president and how to treat other people.  I have noticed that you tweet quite often. As I was writing this letter to you, I came up with an idea. Do you need something to tweet about tomorrow? How about, when you get my letter, you tweet one of these Bible verses that I have just shared with you?   

Sincerely,

 

F.