During the presidential campaign there were no Trump or Harris signs in my yard. Oh, I had an opinion which I expressed at the polls. But I insisted that my yard remain absolutely neutral.
Afterall, I have friends and church members who supported Trump and others who supported Harris. And those friends are more important to me than a sign in my yard.
Then, toward the end of the election some friends gave me one sign that I could put in the yard. It read. “Can we still be friends if we don’t vote the same way?”
My sense is that was the most important question of the 2024 election. Not whether the Republicans or the Democrats will win congress. Not whether Harris or Trump wins the White House. Instead, “Can we still be friends after the dust settles?”
To a degree that answer will depend on our leaders. Do they bring us together or drive us apart? Jesus once commented on a man who was not one of his disciples but was still doing good things. Rather than oppose him, Jesus said, “If he is not against us, he is for us.”
It might be helpful if our leaders could remember that. But we cannot wait for them to read the New Testament rather than just carry it around as a political prop. If we cannot remain friends because of our leaders then we need to do it despite them.
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Mark Ross
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