All the President’s Prophets

In front of a sea of swaying congregants, Cindy Jacobs ascended the expansive stage holding a microphone. A band of about ten musicians had just wrapped up a 45-minute set of praise and worship music that had primed the awaiting audience. The massive screens inside the sanctuary of Trinity Church in Cedar Hill displayed a celestial backdrop as Jacobs began to speak.Less than 48 hours earlier, Donald Trump had been elected president, having sailed to victory, many of those gathered believed, on their intercessory prayers. But some of the event’s speakers had foretold well earlier that Trump would serve two terms. Jacobs gave them and others a shout-out—“The prophets are in the house!” she cheered, her commanding voice contrasting with her petite frame. The crowd…

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