Comments on: Is Politics Hopeless? 5 Ways to Practice Hope in Politics

By: Lux G.

Lux G. — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:12:10 +0000

Politics is really a great divider. Families, friends, colleagues. Especially nowadays. I miss those days when we can agree to disagree. Now, people force you to see things their way.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:30:01 +0000

In reply to Dianna. I'm glad this message hit you at just the right time, Dianna! It wasn't the post I had planned on reposting for today, but after I read it again over the weekend, it was one that I needed now too. I originally posted it before the 2020 election cycle, and here we are again, as divided as ever. I know you'll make the right decision on if/how you respond to the email you received, and you will do so with KINDNESS because that is who you are. :)

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:26:42 +0000

In reply to Joyce. I wish it weren't this way too, Joyce. It's a crazy world. It does feel hard to find middle ground and can be so discouraging. I often have to remember that while different sides have very different strategies, if I look deep enough, I might can find similar values. In the end, everyone wants to be happy, healthy, free, etc. We just have different expectations for how to meet those needs.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:23:38 +0000

In reply to Amber and Woodyard. Thanks, Amber. Having discussions, not arguments, is great advice across the board for any topic! Hope you have a great week too.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:22:52 +0000

In reply to Martha Orlando. I have to remind myself to not give up hope. :) Thanks for your optimism, Martha!

By: Dianna

Dianna — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:27:34 +0000

Lisa, this could not have been a more timely post if I had contacted you and asked you to post it! Seriously! I needed to hear the message that you’ve shared today because of an email that I received yesterday regarding politics. I’ve not responded to it yet because I don’t want to just “react” but I’m still praying as to whether I need to respond at all. As Beth and Sarah said, I’m part of something much bigger than one election, one vote and one law.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:12:58 +0000

I had a conversation with a friend who is on the opposite end of the political spectrum and when it wrapped up I told my husband there is no longer any middle ground. We were so very far apart in our thinking, both of us Christians with that in common, but wow, so different in how it should play out in government. I think political middle ground, while once prevalent is now very difficult to find. I wish that weren’t so.

By: Amber and Woodyard

Amber and Woodyard — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:29:33 +0000

Great blog! I really enjoyed it and I agree with you, let’s have a discussion when it comes to politics, not an argument! Visiting from the Senior Salon Blog Hop, have a great week.
-The Hungry Mountaineer

By: Martha Orlando

Martha Orlando — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:14:57 +0000

Amen, Lisa! Let us all be mindful of others and value their perspectives. There is hope!
Blessings!

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 23:26:47 +0000

Thanks, Lisa, for approaching a difficult subject, and about which we need some hope in navigating it. I believe one of the biggest problems with Evangelicals right now (and I am an Evangelical) is that we put our hope in politics even more than God, often. Politics has become a huge idol. If we elect the right President, who will elect the right SCOTUS Justices, who will make the right decisions, from our perspective, then all will be well. We will finally have hope. There will be hope for America. It goes something like that. Interestingly, Roe v Wade, which I think all Christians would rightfully condemn, was decided in a 7-2 majority decision, and 6 of those Justices were Conservative!! SIX!!! Even SCOTUS’s most recent decision to block the Louisiana abortion law is a 5/4 split, w/ Conservative Justice Roberts joining liberal Justices!! Nope. Our hope is not in SCOTUS or Presidents or Congress or Senate or laws, themselves, or even America, that shining city on the hill. I’m patriotic. I love America. I’m a good citizen who obeys the law, and I try to cast God-honoring votes. But ultimately my only citizenship–the one that counts eternally, is this: “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, if the one given to me (Phil 3:20).” That is it! My hope is NOT in Politics but in the Prince of Peace, the Savior of my soul. There is really no other hope for this life and the next!

Tx so much for sharing!!

Fondly
Lynn