Our political impasses are solvable…except the lust for power blurs vision for the common good. We can balance a budget, secure our borders, offer equity and opportunity, provide for our defense and rebuild infrastructure with skilled people ready to help. But too many leaders would rather agitate than build. It is easier to promise the unachievable than call for integrity.
The first freedom of
a civil society is liberty of conscience/religion. Living with civility
and debating world views is critical for ordered freedom. Allowing for
changes in perspective, policy and religious conviction and being
thankful for redemption is also part of a civil society.
People
change. They may move in directions I differ with, but I want to offer
ears of openness instead of suspicion, and a heart of humility instead
of ideological rigidity.
Reflections and resolutions are part of the in between moment as we prepare for 2019. Rather than offer self-help palliatives and platitudes, I suggest that we consider history and hope for our community, nation and world. Here are some reflections and resolutions for our local and global communities.
