Hebrews 11:1Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.
Our country is divided. It is so sad to see the hate from people on both sides of political beliefs and all sides of religious beliefs. This weekend, I made a post on Facebook explaining how when my children learned who had potentially won the election, though disappointed, we tried to teach them a valuable lesson. That regardless of who won, especially if it wasn’t our choice, we are to be respectful of the new president because he is our president. Even in the Bible, we are told to “submit to governing authorities. For authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.” (Romans 13:1)
This caused an uproar from friends and family on the far right, who said they would never submit and began name calling the newly elected team. I replied saying that name calling was unnecessary, and we need to stop trying to make others look less of a person. Because that is what both sides have been doing the last 12 years.
We need to have faith in God’s plan. Faith enables us to see what is unseen. I am going to have faith that regardless of who is leading the country, God has control. People are saying they will begin praying for our country. Four years ago, the other political side said the same thing. We should ALWAYS pray for our country, for its leaders, for the protectors. That God’s hand is on their shoulders to lead them the right way.
We are given so many examples in this chapter of those who had faith in God, had faith in something they didn’t see, and had faith in a plan they would never see. These people were major in God’s plan, but they didn’t see the promises come to light. None of these heroes of the Bible got to see Jesus and know his love. But we do. Because we have received the promise and completed work of Jesus, we should be able to continue moving forward, following God’s call, through every trial. Through faith, I read my Bible, light a candle and play music, pray. attend Sunday Mass, accept the Eucharist, confess my sins, and will continue to do such regardless of those who push against my faith. I will continue to draw near to the Lord, because he is with us through it all.
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