LGBTQ Heart
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To my friends and family who voted for Donald Trump:
It's 4:30 a.m. Central Time, and your candidate has won the presidential election. Congratulations. I assume that you felt as strongly about this election as I did.
If you love me as you say you do, I need to ask several things of you.
First, recognize that I am here, in your life, in your family. We each cultivate bubbles of our own on social media and in real life, but at this time, I need to know that you still value me and affirm that it's important that I am in your life.
Second, be gentle with me and the other half of our country who voted differently. We are scared. We are scared for our healthcare. We are scared for our marriages. We are scared for our sisters, wives, and daughters. We are scared for our neighbors who look and worship differently from us. We are scared about our life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Let us know that you care about preserving these truths, not just for those who agree with you but for all of us.
Third, I ask that you join me in holding our elected leaders to a high standard of conduct and living out our pledge to uphold liberty and justice for all. Historically, that has been hard for our country to do. Let's work together to make it more of a reality over these next four years.
As for me, I will do my best to put one foot in front of the other in the next few days. I'll be honest; it's going to be hard. But while doing that, I will look only to Jesus as the author and perfector of my faith, not any political party, candidate, or nation. I will hold all our elected leaders in my prayers. And I will pray for you and our country that, in time, we will not be made great again...but made whole.
David L. Bone
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United Methodist David L. Bone serves as a hospital chaplain in Nashville, Tenn. This post is republished with the author's permission from his Facebook page.