No matter who wins the 2020 Election
by Elouise
Here’s a short list of things that matter to me, going into the 2020 Election.
First, a battle is on for the heart and soul of this country, no matter who wins the 2020 Election. Conflict isn’t going away. It may, in fact, get worse.
Second, those of us who’ve been raised to believe in the rule of justice, or the rightness of law and order need to think again. We can’t afford to dismiss the way our current justice and legal systems too frequently favor white (or any color) money and stature.
Third, we already have among us a great company of witnesses. They’ve lived with injustice most if not all their lives. In the unlikely case you don’t know who they are, meet your black, brown, American Indian, and immigrant neighbors. Many are skilled in the kind of spiritual discipline it takes to live in an unjust world.
Fourth, it would be foolish to ignore neighbors and strangers. Some know me better than I know myself. Still, even they can’t do for me what I must do. They might, however, stand with me in spirit, and pray for me.
As a white woman, my life has been shaped by so-called national realities, and figments of human imagination. Now I must question them. Daily. In writing if needed.
As a senior citizen, I can’t afford to tie my hopes to the outcomes of the 2020 Election. No matter who wins, we’ll have a mess to clean up, a pandemic to attend to, and divisions in this country that are eating away at our soul.
Praying we’ll get through another week, one day at a time, and that we’ll find small ways to make a difference.
Elouise♥
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 27 September 2020
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Many “small ways to make a difference” are often how newness comes – not as quickly as we would like, but as surely as for ants, who each faithfully, methodically, do their little bit…and all their community is provided for, protected, and thrives. Thank you, Elouise, from another “ant”… 😊
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You’re welcome, Debbie! 🙂
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So much work ahead. We can only pray it is positive. The first thing is stop the virus and we must regain the important rules and regulations to continue mankind’s life on this planet.
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Thanks, Don, for this comment. I agree. The last several years and decades have made clear how deeply rooted our problems are. It’s easy to blame Trump (who has made things both worse and more transparent). I’m praying we can find our way to a humane, honest, transparent way of living together. Especially when we don’t agree with each other.
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