What Does It Mean?

What does it mean to the church when our candidate wins? It means that we work at being the Body of Christ in the world: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, giving water to those who are thirsty, visiting those in prison, caring for the oppressed, forgiving our enemies, loving God and neighbor.

What does it mean to be the church when our candidate loses? It means that we work at being the Body of Christ in the world: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, giving water to those who are thirsty, visiting those in prison, caring for the oppressed, forgiving our enemies, loving God and neighbor.

Our work is the same regardless. When Mary sang her song, it did not mean a new reverse triumphalism wins. It means always that we who are God’s people are on the side of the poor. It still means that the ways of God are not the ways of the world which looks for quid pro quo. We are the people who have received grace and mercy, knowing always that this is what informs our stance in the world.

So our candidate wins. Celebrate a little, then keep being God’s people working on behalf of all God’s children.

So our candidate loses. Grieve a little, then keep being God’s people working on behalf of all God’s children.

Romans 12:12-14

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.