From Jason: What follows is a weekly post from Brandy Malachowsky. Brandy and her husband Tim have been around for years at Tree of Life and they have been with us for the Sunday night service since we started back in July. Brandy asked me if I was going to write something about the election and I responded, "I don't know..maybe". My enthusiasm level wasn't high enough for Brandy, so here is her election day post.
All day long, I have had the Christmas song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" stuck in my head. That's because it is election day in America, and I truly think this is one of the most wonderful times of the year. This is the day when people from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, get out to vote for who they think will best run our country. Or whoever did the best skit on SNL. Either one.
I am one of those strange people who look forward to election day. Election day is game time for me. My friends actually avoid me in the months of October and November. My 6 year old knows who is running for President & Senate, and who we are voting for, because that is what is discussed at the dinner table in our home this year. I spend months knocking on doors, sending emails, and calling voters. Why? Just to watch someone get sworn into office and think about who could run against them in 4 years. I love political campaigns. This is my passion. So I was a little disappointed this year when I got to choose between Candidate "Oh-Come-On-There-Must-Be-Someone-Better" and Candidate "I-Will-Seriously-Move-to-Canada". But this Presidential election, more than any other, has taught me something crucial: how important praying for our country is, and how wonderful it is that we have an all knowing, all powerful God.
So as you go out and vote today, and as you watch the election results come in over what will hopefully just be hours and not days, try not to get too discouraged.....God is still on the throne! And, hey, there's always 2012!
~~Brandy Malachowsky
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Jason,
I agree completely with the "there has got to be better" and especially with "move to Canada" though I can't get used to saying "eh?" in every sentence. So often we focus on the negatives, and that's not hard to do in this year's election - but you hit it on the head: He is still in charge. Let's just follow the example set by Jehosophat: fast, pray and believe. Blessings and thanks for the blog!
Thanks David. By the way, this post was from Brandy Malachowsky. She is a weekly guest blogger
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