{"id":526,"date":"2024-11-01T08:19:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edenuccchicago.org\/blog\/?p=526"},"modified":"2024-11-07T08:20:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:20:35","slug":"the-upcoming-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenuccchicago.org\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/the-upcoming-election\/","title":{"rendered":"The Upcoming Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"TheBetween this Echo and our subsequent Annual Holiday Letter, we will experience our November elections. I urge you to take your duty to vote seriously. Be radically and holistically informed on the issues and steeped in prayer. In this divided time there are many attempts to ignite fear, indulge in grievances and create enmity. So, I beg you to guard your heart and mind from forces not invested in the well-being of your body, mind, soul and relationships. (And from any forces that tempt you to believe that your well-being is more important in God\u2019s eyes than others\u2019 well-being.) Make no mistake – I have \u201cpolicy opponents\u201d and perhaps you do too. But I call us to remember that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the powers and principalities (ugly dynamics that have a life of their own, born of wrong ideas and unhealed emotions). My policy opponents are my fellow humans, beloved of God and as important as I am. Vice versa. This is at my \u201cpolitical\u201d (spiritual) center – \u201cI pledge allegiance to the Lamb.\u201d Because of that, I am clear about my obligations no matter the outcome of any election. My obligations are to trust, grow, serve and bless. To love God with all my heart, soul and mind and my neighbor as I love myself. Whether it\u2019s 33 A.D., 620 A.D., 1517 A.D. or 2024 A.D. Yes, I evaluate candidates on who has best chance to represent, protect and guide the maturing American experiments that safeguard liberty and justice for all. I have my set of worries and hopes for the outcome. And\u2026 on November 6th I will have the same moral compass I had November 5th no matter the outcome. The Apostle Paul nails some serious timely wisdom from a jail cell in Rome, as he gives advice to the church in Philippi. I encourage you to read the whole passage of Philippians 4:4-9 as a reminder of the way to prayerful peace and Gospel-centered thinking. It ends with \u201cKeep on doing the things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.\u201d
In Christ\u2019s Peace,
Pastor Jacki<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Between this Echo and our subsequent Annual Holiday Letter, we will experience our November elections. I urge you to take your duty to vote seriously. Be radically and holistically informed on the issues and steeped in prayer. In this divided time there are many attempts to ignite fear, indulge in grievances and create enmity. So,…<\/span><\/p>\n

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