“From the lips of children and infants You have ordained
praise on account of Your adversaries. ----Psalm 8:2
“Jesus declared, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and
revealed them to little children. ----Matthew 11:25
My Saturday morning drives with Starbucks coffee has become a
weekly ritual and a great way for me to turn off the world and reflect more
clearly on life. This morning I was reflecting on the past four years and all
the divisiveness around everyone in this country. And now we are closing in on
a national presidential election that in my view is one of the most contentious
in my lifetime. I’ve realized that the
majority of my selections for president have been the lesser of two evils that
were selected by people not soliciting my opinion. This is no doubt the end game we have been
painfully careening to through an extended impeachment process that was
extremely anxious for everyone and now we’re experiencing an extended pandemic lockdown.
And this glacier movement of the lockdown for the past six
months has left most Americans isolated in their homes subjected to a 24/7
vitriolic extension of political bickering.
We have watched in disgust and anger as rioters have hijacked peaceful demonstrations
in our cities to loot, burn and even murder for extended periods, including over 100
nights in Portland, Oregon. As bad as
this has become, the murder rates in these cities have increased exponentially
without abatement or much attention.
It would seem that politicians across this country have a
pact to visually create a contrived atmosphere of lawlessness and deceit to
relentlessly beat down the psyche of the average American citizen before the
election. As I examined my own personal
experience today, it occurred to me that the scheme was working. And one of the key revelations to resolve a
disease or addiction is to confront it before it can be eliminated. Of course, both parties promise to be the
salvation for all of our problems. One
pundit noted that we are now in the election “Silly Season.”
I was considering how this might all be resolved any time
soon when I received a text and photo of my three-year-old grandson in the
Chicago courtyard of St Michael’s church.
The family was biking in the area and had chanced upon Saint Michael’s
statue. Today, Saint Michael is invoked
for protection. The base is inscribed
with the words “Assist us in our battles against the evils of the day”. Saint Michael the Archangel is the leader of
the army of God and the patron of soldiers, police and doctors. And God knows how much help these professions
need right now.
As the family paused for a rest break near the church steps,
my grandson matter-of factly announced that “You can’t sit there because Michael
is going to come out!” I’m not sure that
Saint Michael delves in human politics but there’s enough hypocrisy coming from career politicians on both sides of the aisle that they all need to stop the
craziness and take note while there’s still time!
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