I voted today. I even wore my "I voted" sticker until I changed clothes to go to the gym. (When out in public afterwards, I wanted a second sticker to wear that said, "I voted and then I exercised" so people wouldn't judge me as a bad citizen.)
While I respect and honor the right to vote, I've never categorized myself as a highly political person. I've faced elections where I've voted not out of ardent support for a particular candidate, but because I think a certain candidate would do the least harm. It's not ideal.
But this article, which was written a local pastor in my area, resonated with me to the point that I would have plagiarized it in its entirety, except that I'd have to submit an academic integrity violation on myself, and that amount of paperwork would be quite tedious.
But I will share one specific quote:
Vote for life. All life. From the unborn to the almost dead, from the immigrant to the international student, from caravans to minivans, from the illegal to the legal, from students to retirees, every race, every gender, every label, every culture, every country, Jesus loves them all, died for them all, and has a place at his table for them all. I realize our government cannot love them all. But we should not vote without realizing that Jesus loves them all and came to bring them all life.
- Dan Nold, "Election Guide 2018"
Amen to this. (And, if this thought resonated with you as well, I encourage you to visit Pastor Nold's blog post here.)
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