Election Day

I delayed until today to write this post because I wanted to see the results of this Presidential election. I deliberately don’t post anything political, so may choice will not be discussed. However, there are a few things I want to talk about in regards to this election.

            This is the most divided election I have seen. I have been genuinely surprised by the choice of some of my friends as to who they voted for. My facebook feed for the last month or more has been very heavy with political posts as people practiced their freedom of speech on social media. The last 24 hours though have been a real eye opener. Neither candidate was a good choice but we had to choose the “lesser of two evils”; which makes me ask two questions:

1)      What decides the lesser evil? And 2) why did we get to that position in the first place?

Let me start with the second question first.  Considering how many candidates there were at the beginning, how did we get it down to Trump and Hillary? In all honesty, I am not surprised at Hillary getting the Democratic nomination. She is the wife of a former president, has run before, and is of course, a woman. Combine that with her experience, I am sure the democrats thought she had a fighting chance to win where as their other candidates did not. However, Trump winning the Republican nomination continues to amaze me. How did he beat Carson, Cruz and others? My guess is money has a lot to do with it. However, Trump is also of the generation that has the most active voters. He talks like them and has the same values (minus the degrading of women) as them. Maybe that is why he won the nomination.

            Now for the second question. This one is tough. What defines the lesser of two evils? Everyone has their own criteria. It depends on what is os most importance to you. Some would say gun control, others abortion, still others say gay rights, a few say their political stance with foreign countries like Iraq, Iran etc. So is there really a way to define the “lesser” of two evils? Not really. We all view and interpret scripture differently so what you would say are scriptural issues, others might disagree with. For example, I found out that more people from my belief system voted for a candidate more than the other because of abortion. To them, that was the most important thing. So, they decided the candidate against abortion, was the lesser of two evils. However, I have many friends, that that think racism and degrading of women should not be allowed and they voted for the other candidate because to them, that was the lesser of two evils. It’s all in your viewpoint and interpretation of scripture,

            Let me just clarify something. Due to my surprise pregnancy and all the hassle and things associated with it, I forgot to sign-up for absentee voting so I did not vote. (Baby first!) And I also did not closely follow the candidates throughout their campaigning. Everything I know has come from family or friends.

            That being said, Trump has been elected President. So, regardless of who you voted for, America decided Trump was the better choice. As believers, we have a duty to pray for him because he will be in leadership over us. We need to pray for him to have wisdom above all else. Trump will now re[present one of the most powerful countries in the world. We must pray for him.

            And that is that. Until next week. May Adonai bless and keep you.