We’ll be seeing a lot of maps, polls, numbers and colors on our TV screens today through the evening hours. After a while, it will be kind of a mish mosh of opinions, forecasts and optimism. For the most part, I pray that things go smoothly today and, in the days, ahead. Since this is one of the rights established in the Constitution, I take it very seriously, but it seems like each election year there are more lies than truth. There is rhetoric, which most of us no longer trust. We have in a way become numbed by all of it.

Four years ago, hope and change were offered to the entire population. Of course. it was a political claim, and we should all know by now that promises like that can’t be kept. Man has always tried to manipulate others with words, and when his actions don’t live up to them, we tend to lose faith quickly. Unfortunately, the topic creates all kinds of division, which we certainly don’t need in our country. Our voice can still be heard at the ballot box. Whatever happens in this election, someone will win, and someone will lose, but we can be assured as God’s children that He is still in control of our lives and our government. He is the one who established it. He will maintain it, if it is meant to be kept alive. I think we should remember that the only one who does keep His promises is Almighty God, who tells us to call on Him alone for our hope. He does keep His promises. You can depend on it. In four more years, we will be faced with this same situation.

Dear Father, God, you have watched our country emerge from a group of immigrants who were seeking a better place to live and work. America was founded on the truths of God. Our country is now on the brink of uncertainty. Help us all to return to you for guidance. You alone can heal our land. Amen!