**Mr. President: Discovering Hope in Unsure Occasions**
As we face the fact of Vice President Kamala Harris dropping the 2024 election to Donald Trump, many people really feel a way of grief, fear, and uncertainty. It will possibly really feel like our worst fears have come to cross. However let’s take a breath collectively and do not forget that even in darkish seasons, daybreak nonetheless rises. “Pleasure cometh within the morning,” as scripture reminds us, and simply as Bob Marley sang, “Each little factor is gonna be alright.”
This isn’t only a name to optimism; it’s a name to resilience, to a religion that rises above worry and reaches throughout divides. Even when the world feels tilted, we’re not powerless. Our energy lies in residing from a spot of affection, of mercy, and of grace, even when it’s onerous. To those that could rejoice this variation in management, let’s be the voice that reveals compassion and understanding—even when they function from a spot of worry or judgment. Let’s remind them, by our personal instance, that love, not worry, is the upper path.
As we step into this subsequent chapter, could we decide to being voices of peace, individuals of kindness, and champions of hope. We can’t change each circumstance, however we are able to select how we reply. And in that response, we create the world we wish to dwell in—one act of grace, one phrase of mercy, one second of affection at a time.
Catherine Valliere 11/07/2024