During Sunday’s Democrat presidential debate on CNN, Hillary Clinton was asked about prayer.
A woman, who was later identified by media only as Denise, asked the former secretary of state, “To whom and for whom do you pray?” Apparently, the woman was someone Clinton recognized, because she acknowledged attending services with her in the past before offering her answer:
“I pray, very specifically, for people whom I know—by name—people who either have gone through, or are experiencing, very difficult times—illness, divorce, death, disappointment—all of the life experiences that confront most of us. I pray for the will of God to be known so that we can know it and to the best of our limited ability try to follow it and fulfill it.
“I have said many times that I am a praying person, and if I hadn’t been, during the time I was in the White House, I would have become one, because it’s very hard to imagine living under that kind of pressure without being able to fall back on prayer and on my faith.
“So I do pray for people in authority. I try to think about what they’re going through. Even when I disagree with them. Try to find some common ground, some common understanding that can perhaps make me feel more empathetic. I don’t always succeed. I will tell you that.
“So I pray on a pretty regular basis during the day, because I need that strength and I need that support, and especially when you are in the position that I’m in and that Senator Sanders is in, where you are asking people to vote for you, to give you the most important job, not only in our country, but I would argue in the world.
“I think humility is one of the most important attributes that you bring to both that seeking, and then if you’re fortunate enough, to that holding of office, and that is what I will try to do.”
Some have questioned the authenticity of her answer. Check out the video clip of the question and answer below to judge for yourself.
