Here’s one thing I love that perhaps others can’t always see…
We share a post. We invite conversation, dialogue, even disagreement — valuing how we can be sharpened by differing opinion, respectfully stated. And then on Tuesday, for example, over 2,000 people read our post… wow… thank you… Thank you for engaging in real, respectful dialogue!!
I don’t know all those who read and participate… not even the half of them. But here’s what I do know…
I heard so positively from so many. There were affirmations from the following:
… men…
… women…
… gay…
… straight…
… black…
… white…
… Latino…
… Asian…
… Christian…
… Jewish…
… agnostic…
… married…
… single…
… young…
… old…
…. somewhere in between…
… Republican…
… Democrat…
… Libertarian…
… Independent…
… Feminist…
… Meninist…
… People I know…
… People I don’t…
… from America…
… from elsewhere…
… from the heartland…
… from the coasts…
… from the country…
… from the city…
Such a beautiful, sweet, diverse group. I treasure that. It is a humbling privilege to hear from so many.
And what’s more beautiful? We found common ground… real, authentic, common ground.
Are you willing to pursue common ground?
Or… are you only ok if everyone else adopts your opinion… assuming, that is, that you know what’s totally, rightly, best?
If we are going to navigate through this polarizing season humbly, wisely, and well, then we need to recognize none of us have life all figured out. We need to cede all ego and arrogance.
And we need to get off our political high horses, foolishly waiting for everyone else to adopt our opinion. Surely there exists something better and more… as evidenced by the 30 varied people groups listed above.
Praise God. He is good. And he is wiser than we.
Let’s start by acknowledging that.
Respectfully…
AR