November 05, 2008> 8:46 AM
oh my
The first thing I'll say is - can we all now, as Christians, get back to focusing on being who He created us to be, on the Kingdom that is not of this world, on not finding ways to press our siblings into tight, worldly corners? I doubt it, but maybe it will at least be interesting for a while for those who may tend more toward trusting in the arm of conservative politics to usher in God's reign. That's out of the picture for a while. I'm sure there are those who's trust is in the other arm too. I pray they can keep their eyes on the Author and Finisher.
So, I'm not going to hell - I didn't vote for him. ha! That's a bad joke - very unfortunate that it actually, yes actually got that far in this election, at least among some Catholics. The top of my head is spinning about that one. Of course I didn't vote for anyone, so maybe it was just venial... uuuhh, or maybe not. The kind of stuff thrown around about all this for the last year or so has been further formation for me in my conscientious decision not to participate. It's just too hateful. It draws out the very worst in people. And at the core, I can't get very far at all from the belief that ultimately, this is simply not our realm of action. Certainly, aspects of that can be argued, but ultimately, seriously.
It was fascinating to watch last night - definitely a historical moment in America. I was impressed by McCain's concession speech - very gracious and humble (not so much the crowd - it seemed to disturb him as well). Obama's speech was very good as well. Again, very gracious to his beaten oponent. It's a good thing to see a black man going into the White House, an emotional thing. That alone signals that some change has happened in people over the last 40-50 years. I'm just talking about the symbolism of it, calm the fire down.
And now, as I already have, I'll pray for President-elect Obama and his family, for wisdom and clarity and safety and protection. Good on Michael Spencer for bringing the Scriptures to bear on this. I'd say that would be a good thing to do more than talk about him or freak out.
November 05, 2008
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