As some of you know, I have a daily Quiet time, where I spend time in scripture, prayer, and reading my daily Guidepost, now called Walking In Grace. Due to my personal schedule, I'm only able to do this every two-three days, and tomorrow's testimony spoke to me this morning, concerning my sister.
It was a testimony about growing up during the Civil Rights movement, and desegregation, and how the author realized that as soon as he and his new classmates got to know each other, high emotions melted into friendships.
At the end, he writes, ".....many people in my life who I treasure are there because we both looked past our differences to embrace the best we have in each other."
It hit me, because, due to my sister's travels and my mother's outreach through our church, I've gotten to know people from Canada and Japan that I otherwise would never have met. We used to live next door to friends from Ethiopia, and were invited to share in their cultural celebrations.
My point is, can our government stop bickering long enough to realize we all want the same things in life, but we have to come together and COMPROMISE in order to move forward?
It's time to stop acting like spoiled brats, just because you don't like who has authority over you. Stop acting like we have an evil step-parent; one that if we complain enough, a divorce will happen and we'll get one who will allow us to do what we want.
Remember that song from John Michael Montgomery (or was it Garth Brooks?), "Thank God For Unanswered Prayers"? If we get everything we want, what's there to strive for in the future?
We're supposed to be adults, setting a good example for the next generation. Start acting like it.
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