Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one
another. 1 John 4:11
We are several months away from the next Presidential
Election here in the United States, but you wouldn’t know it from reading
people’s posts on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. I have
almost become completely disenchanted with reading my news feed on Facebook
because it is full of negativity-no matter what your political affiliation happens to be.
Despite my personal, religious, and political views, I
realize and respect that other people hold different and opposing views than
me. Too often, people feel that they should only mesh with people who are of
similar belief, culture, nationality, race, gender, or income level.
The truth is that God wants us to treat EVERYONE with the
same mercy, kindness, forgiveness, civility, and compassion as Jesus did.
And what about good manners? I am not sure if it’s because I am more in
tune with what people say to each other now that I am 'plugged in', but where has the common courtesy gone to these days?
I realize that I personally have a lot to learn and am not
being self-righteous; I guess I am just wondering why people can't try to get along more
often; we just aren't living together as God intended us to....
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