My dear conservative, progressive, in-between, and politically agnostic friends, as we await election results, can we see each other's full humanity and find common ground? I believe we can! We love and are loved. We long to know and be known. We want a hopeful future for our children and our earth. We cherish freedom. We need community. We value hard work, innovation, and creativity. We want our loved ones and our neighbors to have a decent, safe, place to live. We want family and friends to be healthy and get all the care they need when they're not. We want every human being to have access to good education, a life-supporting job, and a voice in their own future. We want the right to disagree. We want every other human being to have the same liberty, freedom, and grace we have received. Don't we?
Today, I voted for the people and policies that I think are most likely to bring our shared hopes and dreams to reality. I trust that you will too. But, that's not the end of the story. When this is all said and done, we still have a say and a responsibility. Some of us will be elated. Some of us will be disappointed. But, all of us can make a difference in holding whoever is elected accountable to work together for the common good. The last four years are a painful lesson, to all of us, in the costly consequences of the politics of obstruction. God help us work together these next four years. God help us to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly these next four years. Otherwise, there are no winners in this election.
Regardless of the outcome, may we remember we are more alike than not. May we find Wallenda level balancing skills that empower us to remain both passionate and civil. May we remember that every human being is created in the image of a loving Creator who has endowed each of us with enough creativity to solve insolvable problems; to love the unlovable; to work together for the common good; and to recognize, honor, and empower the exceptionalism of all of our sisters and brothers in our one and only earth.
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