I wish I didn\u2019t care\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that Pres. Trump is circumventing Congress to finance the porous wall between the United States and Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care about the precedent it sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that many immediately opposed him \u2014 but then mentioned their own national emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that for both, it seems more about the 2020 election than about any actual, pressing emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that I wonder if Democrats and Republicans really know what an emergency is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that they change what they say depending on who\u2019s in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that it’s all so political.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn’t care that they fight more about gun violence than respectfully discuss what works and what doesn’t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that it\u2019s all so partisan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care that they all spend too much money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish I didn\u2019t care about the anti-Semitic, anti-anyone<\/em> things they keep saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that the extremists in each party have such a loud voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that representatives seem worse than senators \u2014 most likely because they serve 2-year terms instead of 6 \u2014 and thus seem in constant, running-for-office mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that they treat one another so poorly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that they encourage us<\/em> to treat each other poorly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care how opinion-disguised-as-news fuels the poor treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that I don\u2019t trust the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care about the abundant, disrespectful memes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care about the \u201cin-your-face-ness\u201d of social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many utilize another\u2019s past<\/em> disrespectful response to justify their own current<\/em> disrespectful response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many can\u2019t see their own justification of disrespect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many have dismissed the profound wisdom of our historic, core values\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many have dismissed the wisdom of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many have dismissed the wisdom of, in humility, considering others before yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many have dismissed the actual wisdom of humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many have forgotten that the great big God of the universe is the only effective avenger of wrongs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many have forgotten about the great big God of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that so many seem unaware of the unparalleled wisdom, insight and grace that only the great big God of the universe provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care that sometimes I<\/em> have been unaware of the unparalleled wisdom, insight and grace that only the great big God of the universe provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I didn\u2019t care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But I do.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And because I do, I commit to loving all mankind well, listening and learning from the unlike, engaging in respectful dialogue, seeking solution, and submitting to a God who will always be<\/em> far wiser than we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Respectfully\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I wish I didn\u2019t care\u2026 I wish I didn\u2019t care that Pres. Trump is circumventing Congress to finance the porous wall between the United States and Mexico. I wish I didn\u2019t care about the precedent it sets. I wish I didn\u2019t care that many immediately opposed him \u2014 but then mentioned their own national emergencies. … <\/p>\n