Day Eighteen Hundred and Eighty-Four

The Election Exhaustion

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This is how I felt at midnight when they still hadn't announced the new president-elect. But unlike Mimi, I stayed awake because I couldn't stand not knowing. And though my 5AM alarm clock rang me only 4 1/2 hours later for our flight back home, I wouldn't have been able to sleep anyways, so sleep, I did not. 

I anxiously awaited results all day. I think that's probably the sentiment of most Americans this election cycle. Sometimes, I wish being an adult was as simple as being a child and learning to color outside the lines with your toes. 

But it's not. And this is what our country now - unfortunately - looks like. We're divided, we're at odds, we're afraid and angry, elated and excited. Dumbfounded. Shocked. Worried. Hopeful. My heart is heavy. My heart is encouraged. And the only thing I can think to do is to pray and to genuinely love my neighbors, coming alongside them while sharing the freedom Christ offers, regardless of who's in the White House.

Just like these children. 

Please love on each other, friends. It's what were called to do. And especially now, when people are so polarized over this issue, be kind. Be gentle. Show compassion. Be real. You don't win people to Christ without being Christlike.