Photo: The Federalist.
I entered my only bodybuilding competition in 1991. As I walked
out a placegetter but not a winner, one of the organisers consoled me. He said,
“There can only be one winner.” It was a harsh truth that I had to accept. I
had placed third against two better built and conditioned athletes.
There are winners and losers today. Some herald with hysterics
the spoils of victory. Others are in disbelief, not sure that this sort of
result was even possible. Others will be bemused as to what, if anything, to
feel.
Whichever side of the political divide Americans find themselves
on, it certainly has been a long and arduous roller coaster ride. And only one
side would ever win.
Once the disappointment or elation has subsided we inevitably
come back into the practice of life: the sun will still rise tomorrow morning,
God willing. Obama said it and it remains the same always. There’s nothing new
under the sun, to borrow a line from the ancient Bible book of Ecclesiastes.
As we mourn with the Democrat supporters and rejoice for the
Republican supporters, we can also agree that, despite myriad concerns of the
unknowable, there’s more to life than simply politics.
Especially for those who believe in Jesus. For those who know the
Sovereign: the One who presides over not a nation, but a whole creation.
As Christians, we have the duty to love everyone,
notwithstanding political allegiances, and we do that because of our devotion
to the Lord Jesus. Let us keep everything in its daily context. God is in
control. Our families and loved ones and community need our love. And what the
world needs more than ever is true unity.
That begins with us. Always has. Always will.
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