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Voting 2012

Did my civic duty.  I voted.  And instead of pushing those around me to vote as I did, I prayed.  I fixed my eyes on the tabernacle of our school chapel and entrusted the whole of the day to Him.

He has a plan and it will be laid out. 

I do my part, I vote.  And the rest is His job to sort out.  There's a liberation in knowing that no matter the outcome of this election, God will pull the best from it.  He is at work.  He is stirring the hearts of so many, as I see on the news, lines of people waiting to exercise their right as an American to cast their vote.

It's a right and a privilege to live in a country where we decide who represents us.  It should stir our heart.  It should stir our feet, on this wet and rainy day, to drive out to our polling place, and cast our opinion.  Who to lead us as a country?  Who will uphold the values and tradition that we hold so dear as the great nation we are.

My children, for the past many months have included in our daily meal prayers, "For the Presidential Election", and I hope after all these many prayers, they will have a sense that in the end God is in charge.  Yes, we do our duty, but ultimately our prayers and begging for God's hand, is the ultimate decision that we make every day.

And when the results are in, we still believe, God is at work. 

He will pull greatness from a win and He will pull greatness too, from a defeat.

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