Thank God! The election is over. But the appeals for money continue. For about 50% of us, things did not go as hoped. To be honest, I was disappointed, as were many of my friends. But many things in life carry disappointments especially a Jackrabbit loss! And by that, I do not mean to trivialize the election.
We were all confronted with a choice, and the result of our collective choices revealed that we have two competing visions for our country.
Neither vision possesses an overwhelming majority. Governance will continue to be fraught with conflict.
Regardless of our political affiliation, as Christians, our disappointments should serve to remind us that our hope does not rest in the things of this world. One of our lectionary readings for this coming Sunday is Hebrews 10.11-25. The reading ends with this exhortation: Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
We find further assurance of our hope in Hebrews 3.6: But Christ is faithful as the Son over Gods house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
We need to remember and to hold fast. I suspect you have heard stories of people discontinuing friendships, even familial relationships, due to differing political positions. We need to remember that we share more in common than that which divides us. We need to remember that we cannot win others over by means of diatribe, but only by means of entering a shared space where we can mutually search for the truth.
We need to remember to provoke one another to love and good deeds. We need to remember to hold fast to our confession of hope.
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