if i’m honest, i’m just a little heavy-hearted today. it seems that no matter where you go you can’t escape the anger and hostility and hatred against our president that is currently the national pastime.

it’s everywhere. it’s in headlines and on the front of magazines. it’s in movie trailers and commentary. it’s ingrained in our conversation and our thinking. and that is terrible.

not because we’re not allowed to have ‘opinions.’ we can and do. that’s one of the hundreds of reasons america is the greatest country in the world.

but the problem with our ‘opinions’ is that we almost always think more of ourselves than we should and then we start believing that we’re entitled to think and to say anything that we want about other people.

i don’t want to get into a huge, drawn out post. i really don’t.

instead, i’d like anyone reading this to pause and consider this:

can you imagine what it would feel like to be george bush? to be one of his family members?

can you imagine what it would feel like to have people saying the things that are said about him to your wife? or to your husband?

can you imagine what it would be like to have your entire life filmed and photographed and catalogued and then for the entire world to sit in the comfort of their homes and judge whether they think what you’ve done today is acceptable or not?

i think it’s safe to say that most of my readers are Christians. that’s great. we’re moving into an election month and i’ve found myself complaining. and generalizing. and speaking negatively. and though we’re free to do so in america, i don’t think that those attitudes are God’s highest and best for our lives.

today i was reminded of this:

1 Timothy 2:1-2 – Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. giving of thanks be made for all men,

you don’t have to agree with our president.

you don’t even have to ‘like’ him.

you don’t have to support every decision he makes.

but, as Christians, as people who are citizens of God’s Kingdom, we need to pray for our president and our government.

and we need to complain less.

and we need to control our tongues.

let’s pray for our leaders today.

blessings.

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