Last night I heard a great talk at the Guiding Star
dinner. In it, Jayson Jones—the keynote
speaker—observed about politics that we have a lot in common. No matter the political party, we all
want students to get a good education, for people to be safe and well fed and
healthy.
At
the same time, our political system in the United States is as polarized as you
can get. The risk for us is for
this division to seep into our Church.
Yet we must remember the words of Jesus, “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand. And if a house is divided against
itself, that house will not be able to stand.”
Frequently
moral issues divide us—often because they are split politically between
Democrats and Republicans. In the
face of such division, we must be one.
And we can be one because the Church proclaims the truth in the Good
News of Jesus Christ.
Holding
fast to our teachings is a tricky business, especially when it comes to
voting. But in our daily lives,
our assent to Christ’s teaching through his Church will keep us united.
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