[vc_row row_padding_bottom=”30″][vc_column][textbox title=”A New Beginning” title_color=”#2f2f2f” title_fontsize=”40″ text_under_align=”center” subtitle=”Cherie Harder” subtitle_color=”#757575″ content_align=”center” font_type=”custom” google_fonts=”font_family:PT%20Serif%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1547644032611{margin-top: 20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #eeeeee !important;border-top-style: solid !important;}”][imagebox image_url=”16597″ image_hover=”disable” image_text_border_color=”#ffffff”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text]Wednesday, November 4, 2020
As I write this, polls have only just started to close, and election results are hours (if not days, or even weeks) away. But regardless of the final outcome of this election, in many ways we begin a new season. As Atlantic columnist Joe Pinsker helpfully pointed out in this article yesterday, elections can serve as a way of marking time and reminding us where we were and who we were at a very specific moment in our personal and national story.
Remembering where we were and who we were four years ago is an important exercise in reflecting on our own growth and changes, as well as that of our nation. While it is all too easy to be discouraged and disillusioned by the deep divisions cleaving our country, we hope this day might mark the beginning of a new season of pursuing hope and healing, and renewing our imagination for and commitment to pursuing justice, loving mercy, seeking the good of our neighbor, and walking humbly with God.
At the end of what will undoubtedly be an intense week, we look forward to hearing from David Bailey and Marilyn McEntyre, exemplars of peace and reconciliation both in word and action. This Friday, November 6th, we will discuss what we can do, as individuals and the Church to walk in the way of true shalom, love of neighbor, and truth telling.
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Recommended Reading and Resources
As we navigate these uncertain times together, we recommend the related resources
below as both an encouragement and catalyst for reflection.
- The Sunflower | A Trinity Forum Reading by Simon Wiesenthal
- Long Walk to Freedom | A Trinity Forum Reading by Nelson Mandela
- Politics and the English Language | A Trinity Forum Reading by George Orwell
- This Child Will Be Great | A Trinity Forum Reading by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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