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There is a saying, \u201cGod doesn\u2019t give us more than we can handle.\u201d<\/p>\nThere is a saying, \u201cGod doesn\u2019t give us more than we can handle.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is something I have lived by. When things get dark and scary, I remind myself of this. Of course there have been days I have looked to the heavens and said, \u201cYou put way too much faith in me.\u201d<\/p>\n
But guess what? He has always been right.<\/p>\n
Last night I went to bed, just before the election was called, reasonably certain of the results.\u00a0 This morning I woke up to what I have expected for weeks: Discord and anger. Facebook is still being monopolized by politics and the election. As the vote was split pretty evenly, half of our country is disappointed by the results. Because of the way the votes ultimately swung, many are also frightened.<\/p>\n
I am proud to live in a diverse community. I feel blessed that my kids went to school with people of many faiths and ethnic heritages. My children have friends whom they consider family with ethnic heritages very unlike our own primarily Irish and British roots.These kids have been welcome guests in my home. My kids have helped them celebrated their religious ceremonies and have been accepted into their families as they have been into ours.<\/p>\n
This morning, my children are worried about their friends. They are all adults, so it is not in an abstract, childish way. They have seen racism, sexism and homophobia. They see the fear in their friends\u2019 eyes. They have witnessed bullying and harassment. They have seen how some people treat others as \u201cless than\u201d due to superficial differences.<\/p>\n
I worry about this too. I have from the time my children were small. But I know that worry doesn\u2019t inspire change. But prayer does. Speaking up does. Acting on one\u2019s belief does. Practicing all three magnifies the impact.<\/p>\n
If this year taught us anything, it is that we need to teach love. We need to fight the darkness. We need to be an example to our children of how to make a difference in the world, in a positive way. We need to watch over those who can\u2019t fight for themselves and make sure that they receive the care and respect they deserve. To effectively do these things, we have to work together. We have to extend a hand to those who have disagreed with us and agree to work toward a common goal. (Without a doubt, we have some common goals.) This won\u2019t necessarily be easy, but things worth fighting for rarely are.<\/p>\n
Today the challenge looks daunting, but a group of people working for good can accomplish amazing things. We have seen this over and over again throughout history. We need to keep the faith. He wouldn\u2019t have given us this challenge if we couldn\u2019t succeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Of course there have been days I have looked to the heavens and said, \u201cYou put way too much faith in me.\u201d But guess […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[60,63],"tags":[66,69,67,68],"class_list":["post-244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-politics","tag-election","tag-faith","tag-fear","tag-worry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7mJoQ-3W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":252,"url":"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/inandout\/purple-united-states\/","url_meta":{"origin":244,"position":0},"title":"We Have a Problem to Solve – Not Every Vote Is Equal","author":"Kimberly Yavorski","date":"November 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Purple is the most powerful visible wavelength. 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