I have made it a point NOT to endorse a candidate on this blog. I leave it to you to do your research and vote your conscience. I don't believe in a "bully" pulpit. But, I do say...VOTE! It is your right, your privilege and most importantly your duty! I know the youth are not old enough yet but they too can make sure the adults around them do their part...
This could be one of the most important decisions we are called to make as a people and as a nation. Don't take it lightly! And while you're at it, join in this prayer by Ken Carter:
Creator of us all,
You are the source of every blessing, the judge of every nation and the hope of earth and
heaven. We pray to you on the eve of this important and historic election. We call to mind the best that is within us:
That we live under God, that we are indivisible, that liberty and justice extend to all. We
acknowledge the sin that runs through our history as a nation: The displacement of native
peoples, racial injustice, desecration of your creation, economic inequity, regional separation.
And yet, we profess a deep and abiding gratitude for the goodness of ordinary people who have made sacrifices, who have sought opportunities, who have passionately loved and cared for the earth and its fruits, who have journeyed to this land as immigrants strengthening its promise in successive generations, who have found freedom on these shores and defended this freedom at tremendous cost.
Be with us in the days that are near. Remind us that Your ways are not our ways, that Your
power and might transcend the plans of every nation, that You are not mocked. Let those who follow Your Son Jesus Christ be a peaceable people in the midst of division. Send Your Spirit of peace, justice and freedom upon us, break down the walls of political partisanship and make us one.
Give us wisdom to walk in Your ways, courage to speak Your name and humility to trust in Your Providence.
Amen
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