No Cheers on Election Day
I have belatedly learned to take deeper instructions from the Scriptures, which say both to “honor the emperor” and to “put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation,” alongside our Lord’s redirection of his disciples’ political preoccupations: “it is not for you to know the times or the seasons” (to restore the kingdom to Israel), and “my kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight.”
In light of such biblical wisdom, should the winner of the 2024 American presidential election be the Democrat, I will say, “Lord, have mercy!” Should the winner be the Republican candidate, I will say, “Lord, have mercy!” Any high fives or joyful shouts are badly misplaced.
James M. Kushiner is the Director of Publications for The Fellowship of St. James and the former Executive Editor of Touchstone.
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