Let us pray...
God of grace, you have entrusted us to steward this world
and sometimes we wonder what the heck you were thinking. This election has created fear and
anxiety. Enter our hearts. Give us love for those who oppose us, and
whom we oppose. Give us clarity of
purpose and drive to make political change for Your Good. Thank you for the promise that you work all
things together for good. Help us to
live in that promise today, and in the coming years.
Amen.
Friends on all sides of this election:
Those who voted for Trump, please let the Clinton
supporters grieve. Though I know most of you voted for him because you want a
huge change in federal politics, there are still very real divisive and hateful
words said by the man who will now be our President. Please stand together against those words and ideas. If you are serious about Unity, gloating gets
you nowhere. Find ways for our country to change that does not injure people
who are LGBTQ, Latino/a, black, immigrants, refugees or Muslims. Your American
Dream is OUR American Dream.
Those who voted for Hilary, I know it is too early for
Unity. Just grieve. But when you have raged, cried, worried and denied it out,
it is time to Love our Neighbor. And that means loving the one you don't like
right now. Insulting your neighbor's intelligence gets us nowhere. Loving does
not mean agreement. Loving does not mean going along with something you think
is wrong. LOVE is about Justice. If you are a Christian, the Bible will help you
understand justice. It will soon be time to be together with people of all
political stripes to find solutions to real problems. To listen, listen,
listen. To work hard to make real, helpful Change.
If this was a change
election, let the change begin.
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