It’s been a rough week, hasn’t it? Our country is in shock. This election has exposed deep fault lines that we were either denying or unaware of.
I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch the news since Tuesday.
I posted a few thoughts on Instagram, but mostly I’ve needed silence and solitude.
Wednesday morning I woke early as usual, walking outside in the dark while the stars were still the only light.
My heart was heavy, grieving for the state of our country, the deep divides, the lack of moral compass, the crassness of our rhetoric, the lack of civil discourse, and our future.
I felt a deep need for prayer, for silence, for beauty, and for worship music.
In the dark I looked up and was reminded of one of my favorite verses – Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars,
Behold the One who leads for their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might, and the strength of His power,
Not one of them is missing.
We…people…can feel so powerful…And there is power in the choices God has given us, but His power is always greater. He calls each star that He hung, by name!
We’re reminded, “Many are the plans in a human heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs
He’s still doing His job, and we need to do ours – to love others well and cling to Him.
Take the time you need to regather, but then we need to brush ourselves off, get up, and be the church.
To reach across walls,
to walk across a room,
to welcome those different from us,
to listen longer than is comfortable,
to reassure those who are afraid, that we will stand with them.
As we do, this song may help.
Lastly, I deeply appreciated these thoughts from Josh DuBois. Maybe you will too.
