In a few days, Donald Trump will take the oath of office and become the 45th president of the United States. Expect parades, demonstrations, parties and protests.
Not everyone in America is on the same page.
To some, this change of administrations marks the end of hope and change. To others, it is the end of an eight-year nightmare.
In reality, it is a moment in the ongoing history of nation with the highest of ideals that is populated by humans who always fallen well short of perfection.
I hear so many people saying that the country has never been so divided. Those folks must have slept through their American history classes – or went to schools that should be sued for malpractice.
Anyone who lived through the 1960s and 1970s know what it means to live in a divided nation. The Civil Rights Movement and the protests against the Vietnam War brought conflict, hate and division.
More than 600,000 American soldiers – Union and Confederate – died in the Civil War. That’s much more divisive than social media micro aggressions. So while I would hesitate to claim we are a nation united, it really could be much worse.
My wife and I pray each night before dinner. We have a long list of intentions, and I’m grateful my wife somehow remembers them all. The final intentions are for our new President and Vice President, their families and those who serve with them. We offered our prayers for those now leaving office as well.
We pray for their safety and their wisdom. But more important, we pray that their hearts be open to the will of the Holy Spirit, that they fulfill the plan God has for their lives.
With God’s guidance, America will have hope and it will be great.
