division

Not only are we a country divided as the latest poll results have shown, but we are also a church divided. We are so busy trying to label others that we forget that labels are only one of many ways for us to avoid having to actually be kind to one another. This kindness, or lack thereof, by the way, is not only lacking in opposites politically and theologically, but it also exists in the lives of those who are purported to be on the same wave length. For example, if a person disagrees with you, in many instances you might use that as a justificaiton to treat that person with unkindness. There is a lack of civility in the way people treat each oither in the business world, in the church world and in the political world. Good people can disagree with each other on a specific policy matter, but to then use that disagreement to accuse the other person of being a liar, or being racist, or being difficult to work with, is disingenious. This is exactly what Satan wants from us, by the way. Division and accusations and labelling will never bring people together and do the hard work of reconciliation. St Paul reminds us that if we do not have love, then we have nothing. Bring love into your disagreements, and even if the other person does not bring love into it, take the higher road.