Yes, with every election's conclusions come many unknowns. It's an emotional experience to embrace a loss, but it's also emotional to accept the future faces of leadership in our country.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like the stakes get higher with each election while the morals drop.
I haven't wanted to be one of those full of despair - I choose to embrace hope.
I have been praying for this election for a long time, and spent a lot of time praying last night as well. I found that my prayers began to change, though. They became less fearful and anxious and instead were filled with peace. I felt like it was a nudge from God to fully trust in Him.
I continued to pray, and I found myself considering the surge in stories of violence. I prayed for the safety of all of the candidates and especially for the winners. I imagine there's a certain amount of anxiety over the potential for a violent backlash.
But I also prayed that God would open eyes to allow people to see each candidate as a child of God. I prayed that we could grow in our trust, and we could inspire others to see the love of God as well. I prayed that this election would be a time where people would be touched by the peace of God, and that we could look to hope rather than assuming the worst will happen.
My ultimate comfort, though, came from Romans 8: 37-39:
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, non any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
...because not even an election is bigger than our God's love, grace, or power.
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