We
both exercised our privilege to vote today and, even though we belong to
different political parties, I want you to know that I won't question your
faith based on the decision you made in the voting booth, and I trust you not
to question mine. Some members of both our parties will engage in this
behavior, and I'll admit that when I was younger and prouder, I might have too.
But not now.
Now,
I focus on the times we've held hands and prayed together, cried together,
praised together. I know of your grace and compassion. When I've seen your
faith in action, why would I question its existence? And because of you, I can
also look with love at other believers that think differently than I do. I can
remember that God pours out the treasures of His love into many diverse,
earthen vessels. He's humbled me enough, over the years, for me to realize that
none of us hold a monopoly on Him.
As
for the future, I have confidence in the fundamental strength of our
fellowship. And, if nothing else, let us agree that all the people we've voted
for today were created in God's image, and that His visionary plans for our
lives, our nation, and the world are preeminent and vast, stretching far beyond the
limits of our varied imaginations.
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