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PowerTime to Weep
On the morning of Trump's election, I feel loss. But amidst this loss, I lift my eyes to the Lord and remember that all is not lost.
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The essay
This morning I feel the hurt of all those people for whom this election has serious consequences. I grieve for immigrants, Muslims, minorities, the LGBT+ community and women. I grieve for those in countries who are most affected by climate change - for one of the most powerful countries in the world now has a leader who denies its existence. This morning I feel the hurt of being unable to say that it'll all be ok when Trump has explicitly said otherwise. But amidst this loss, I lift my eyes to the Lord and remember that all is not lost. This morning I feel the hurt but I don't give up hope. We are to always stand up for the powerless, the poor, the disenfranchised and the disregarded, regardless of who is President. And when things get harder, we fight harder too. And we praise the Lord that love always wins.
Psalm 146
1 Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. 5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, 8 the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. 9 The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord.
If something here stayed with you, I’d love to hear what you think.
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Carson Webb
My dear friend.. I'm not a particularly political person. I'm also Canadian ;D so suffice it to say, I've only been watching from a distance, I haven't researched what I've heard so my opinion remains non-public. But it's not my opinion that counts; what counts is, Jesus is still King. Father is still God. And ultimately, it's still in God's hands (Daniel 2:21). Even when Israel was completely ignorant of God they were still his precious people and he still watched over them. Even when he handed them over to other 'wicked' nations, his hand was still over them. How much more the sons of his love! America has nothing to fear and fear births hate..so as Jesus said often, don't be afraid!
And at the end of the day, no one knows what is going to happen in the next four years. Sure we've all heard the talk about walls and deportation, but no one really knows, and it's in God's hand. Whatever happens, he's already planned for it.
Did you know, if the earth where the size of a golf ball, the sun would be 15 feet in diameter to scale? Did you know that one of the largest known stars would be the size of mount everest? And God just breathed those things into being. Jesus is still King; Father is still God; and he is so much greater than anything that could ever happen on our little golf ball (: take heart my friend <3
Rachel
Thanks for this! I'm also watching from afar, the other side of the Atlantic in fact! Really appreciate your thoughtful comment!
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