“The
beginning of strife is like releasing water; therefore stop contention before a
quarrel starts.” Proverb 17:14
It
goes without saying that the political landscape in this country is beyond
repair under the current climate, and it is the reality of this proverb which
is attested to in the contentiousness that pervades Washington DC and then
spills over into the rest of the country. Politicians take an opportunity
at a microphone to make pretensions about taking the high road, but we soon
discover it’s just empty words. This strife is not evident of “water
released”; it is testimony of a broken dam which no longer has the capacity to
stem the tide.
The
wisdom of this proverb is spoken of in human reality when we become more
concerned with human will than with Divine Will; when political reality becomes
more of a pattern of destruction than a system of responsible governance, and
it continues when we allow these irresponsible men and women into our
lives. Sadly, they are the ones who set the tone for this nation rather
than the Church.
I
will not bother with such fluff as suggesting it does not matter whether one is
a Democrat or a Republican because to partisans, it matters - a
lot. It matters what we choose to hear and what we choose to accept as
truth. It also matters if we believe there is any man or woman who
can “save” this nation apart from our Lord. And they (and we) who live
and speak like the devil ARE apart from the Lord – regardless of how many
“prayer breakfasts” they or we attend.
Beware
of the “ravenous wolves who come dressed as sheep”.
Michael
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