We Are All Responsible

This post has been edited from last November’s post. But the message still needs repeating …
The election happened. And now Inauguration Day is upon us.
Some people are happy with the outcome, Many people, however, are fearful of what may be in America’s future. Some have even taken to demonstrating in the streets. Not because of wrongs done to them, but because of the threat that wrong may be done to them in the future. Some colleges are still handing out soothing hot chocolate and even assign comfort dogs to students who are dealing with intense fear.
No matter what side of the discussion you’re on, we are all responsible from this point on. We need to be responsible and not spew rhetoric, but to listen to and speak Truth.
That means you, too, CNN, ABC, NBC, FOX, MSNBC. I have been watching the evening news. All that seems to make air play are the haters: John Lewis, Meryl Streep, and even elected political representatives who refuse to attend Friday’s transfer of power. See the influence you have, Mr. News Anchor? You seem to want me to agree with your position of “I told you so, America. The entire country sees our leader as a dictator and we will be destroyed.”
I feel the need to turn to different sources of information because I’ve stopped trusting the media. For me, they’ve lost all credibility.
News stations, you can fix this! Don’t give us editorialized truth. We can handle the real stuff. And we can accept what you have to say if we know you trust us to make our own decisions. We want to trust you, but you have to give us something to work with.
And my fellow neighbors, remember … children are watching us. They are learning how to maneuver Life by our examples. Let’s listen as much as we speak. Offer kindness instead of hostility. See one another as a brother or sister, not an adversary.
We are all responsible from here as to how we plan on getting through this time in our country’s history. Let’s do it with style–with class. Let’s show the world that this is still the best country around.
What do you say?
1 Timothy 2:1-3 (Message)
The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live.