It just happened that two events of importance to our household happened today. Joe Biden was elected
President, and a dog named Lincoln arrived to join our household.
I know that some members of my family and fellow church members are hurt today by the Biden news. We don't agree, but I do get your disorientation and, perhaps, anger. I have been in your position before, on the losing side when I thought the loss was going to be too much to bear, a great mistake and a great injustice. Let's agree, as much as humanly possible, to be fellow Americans and, if it applies, fellow Christians. Let us love our country and our God, and disagree on some of how we want to make things happen, and what those things are, together.
To introduce you to Lincoln--what a distinguished name he was given by his previous people!--he is a beagle-mix, four to five years old. His people moved away and couldn't take him with them. He is definitely a people dog and seems so excited to be here with us. He has lots of energy, but right now he's taking a break on one of the dog beds. The cats are fine. We're hoping eventually Julius the kitten will have found a playmate. They're leery of each other now, no fisticuffs. Tica, our older cat, will weather the new addition. She has seen them come and go and continues the undisputed ruler of all she surveys.
As to the election, we are greatly relieved. It's not so much about the politics as it is about the atmosphere. We long to get beyond the meanness and division. We're not so naive to think that it will all go away just because we have a new President. But we hope and pray that we will have someone as our leader who desires with all his heart for us to be one, and there, indeed, to be justice for all.
In the meantime it is a joy to have the presence again of a dog. He just got up and barked at something he is hearing from outside. I almost cried. For the second time today.
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