Living in the Spirit

November 8, 2022

Scripture Reading: Malachi 4:1-2a
See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

I am writing this the day before the mid-term election looking forward to the end of all those awful anonymous campaign ads. I do think if someone pays for any part of a campaign ad, they should be required to list their name among the contributors. I am not sure I want the arrogant and all evildoers to be stubble, but I do wish they would have an encounter with the sun of righteousness so they may see more clearly and follow more nearly the far better way of the Kingdom of God. I guess we all might want to consider that as we transition from campaigns to making our government work for the well-being of all the people living in our nation and our nation’s impact on the world. Election Day is not an ending; it is a new beginning.

Prayer: Lord, make us a blessing to our neighbors near and far as a nation. Open our eyes to our shortcomings as we search for the common ground for the Common Good. We pray for all the newly elected public servants and those returning. Amen.

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