Last Friday Carol came over (yay! she's back from Europe... again! and away from creeeeeepy Italian men!) and we cooked dinner and watched the presidential debate.
Since there is more than enough internet information and commentary on that matter, I'll spare you all but to say that I was pleased to find that I really respect both candidates. I feel that this frees me up to really vote on issues and not on personalities. Also, I think I'm discovering that I really am financially and socially more on the left of the political spectrum, with the exception of the traditionally right-sided pro-life belief.
I'm excited for the vice prez debate on Thursday, as it is possible that either Palin or Biden could become our nation's leader at some point in the next four years, and I want to know more about them.
Last night I went to hear a great speaker at Guilford College. He's a Colombian presbyterian pastor and he came to talk about the peace process in Colombia, giving historical background and currently what he's invovled in, as well as encouraging us to be global citizens and remember that the world's problems are our problems.
But I find myself frustrated with governments. With the concept of government. With the human tendency to place our hope in powerful people, elected officials, and legislation, instead of hanging that weight on the only one who is really in power. Psalm 146 says it perfectly:
Don't put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. When their breathing stops, they return to the earth, and in a moment all their plans come to an end.
But happy are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. He is the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He is the one who keeps every promise forever, who gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts the burdens of those bent beneath their loads. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. The Lord will reign forever. O Jerusalem, your God is King in every generation! Praise the Lord!
2 comments:
Hey Emily I love that scripture you used! Thanks for all you comments and prayers. I was re-reading that prophesy you gave me in Colombia, really encouraging stuff to be reading right now so thanks again!
i ordered the book yesterday, so soon we shall start reading.
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