Unity

Fifty-percent of us:  happy

Fifty-percent of us:  angry

One hundred-percent of us:  glad the election is over

Our country faces important issues in the near and far future. Unity must be restored if we're to remain a positive world power.

We won't get it from our politicians, the media, or our leaders. It MUST come from us.

I'd like to call on all Americans to strive for unity in:

• our homes
• our communities
• our cities
• our states
• our federal government.

 It can start at the grass roots level and work its way upward.

 

So, to the 50% who are happy:

Don't gloat. Stop the war of words. Be reconciled to those who opposed your candidate. Be gracious winners.

To the 50% who are angry:

Take heart. Our country will survive this divisive election. We have a three-pronged system of government (Judicial/Legislative/Executive) with checks and balances. Life will go on.

To all:

 Respect the Office of President of the United States, no matter who sits at the desk in the Oval Office.

Be reconciled one to the other.

"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." (Colossians 3: 13-14)

Best question from one of the Town Hall Debates:

SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT YOUR OPPONENT!!!

 

Civility & Righteous Living

My heart aches when I look at what we've become as a people. Civility and Righteous Living seem like old-fashioned, irrelevant concepts. Gone are the days when courtesy, politeness, kindness, and honesty ruled our private conversations and our public discourse.

We are not finding civility exemplified in:

• our leaders
• our politicians
• our sports figures
• our movie stars
• others in visible positions

The ONLY way we will restore the Golden Rule to our society is through:

• our homes
• our schools
• our places of worship

It must happen in our daily interactions with others. That means teaching respect and courtesy at our dinner tables, when we tuck children into bed each night, and when we demonstrate how to handle disagreements with respect. We must start treating one another with kindness on the highway, in the workplace, in the marketplace.

The Golden Rule is God's very best instruction for living lives of respect and kindness. It's what Jesus demonstrated.

It's up to us. Let's host a revival in our homes and communities--a revival of kindness.