Todays Reading: 2 Samuel 18:1-19:8, John 20:1-31, Psalms 119:153-176, Proverbs 16:14-15
Yesterday was Memorial Day. Today is election day. We heard a message from Derek this weekend that talked about “Standing Up”, “Speaking Up”, and “Speaking Out”. He spoke about this because of the freedom we have because of our soldiers who fight for our rights to do these things. We honored those soldiers this weekend, but I wonder how many of us will honor them today by voting. It may seem to many of us that voting is not a spiritual practice; therefore, what’s the problem if I don’t vote. The problem is this–If we don’t vote then we have dishonored the soldiers who have died for us to have that freedom. If we don’t vote we allow whomever to run this state and this country. If we don’t vote, we are saying that our morals as Christians don’t matter.
This didn’t come from our reading today, but I urge all of us to vote. It is our time to “stand up, speak up, and speak out”.
