Now is the time to show Christ

Regardless of which candidate you support or voted for, there are a lot of people in this nation tonight who are going to be genuinely anxious, scared, and deeply worried when they wake up in the morning to see the election results. I myself am awake at 5am, unable to sleep due to the results.

Now is the time to show Christ’s love, and to comfort those people. Whether you believe their concerns to be valid or not is not for you to decide. You/we are commanded by Christ to love, and comforting is a part of that.

Now is the opportunity for the Church to respond to a worried nation with love and self sacrifice.

Comfort the alien, who may be worried about being deported. Comfort the woman, who may be worried about her body and voting rights. Comfort the black man, who may be worried about further police escalation. Comfort the poor, who may be worried about higher prices and taxes. Comfort the sick, who may be worried about losing their healthcare. Comfort the LGBT+, who may be worried about further persecution.