Dear God,
If I wake up tomorrow and the candidate I did not vote for
has become our new President, help me to rise above my anger and
disappointment. I am stubborn, as you
know, so this will not be easy. Remind
me that we are a nation of individuals and we all have our own opinions and
that each is valid. I might not listen
at first, but don’t give up on me.
Help me:
o
Not to judge him prematurely, based on what
others say or my own preconceptions.
o
To trust only what I see him do with my own eyes
and what I hear him say with my own ears, because the words of others might be
warped by prejudice
o
To never twist his words into something they
were not intended to be.
Help me:
o
Not to blame him for what is not in his control,
because even the most powerful man in the world is still just a man…and that is
all.
o
To understand that just because he thinks
differently than me, he is not evil.
Help me:
o
Not to question his religious beliefs, because
our relationships with you are each “Personal” and I have no right to judge as
long as his beliefs don’t infringe upon mine.
o
To ignore our differences and search for our
common ground.
Help me:
o
To understand that it is possible that I may be
wrong about certain things.
o
Not to take pleasure in his mistakes, because
his failures hurt us all.
o
To praise and be thankful in his victories,
because his success help us all.
Mostly God, help me not to be bitter and say “I’ll do him
the way many in the opposition has been doing for the last four years” because that will get us nowhere, as it
has gotten us now. It’s not going to be
easy, because I can be childish and spoiled and demanding when I don’t get my
way. I am human…and I am weak. Remind me of the person I am supposed to be.
Amen
