prayer for the christian political other

​A prayer for the [Christian] political other--
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Lord bless the Christian who votes differently than me. Open their—I mean our—eyes to see the bigger picture.

Teach me not to dehumanize
Teach me not to judge their humanity while opining on their choices.

Lord bless the one who votes differently than me, and help me to mean this prayer. Yes, help me to mean this prayer.

May I see Your Imago Dei in him, and may he see it in me. But even if he doesn't, Lord bless the one who votes differently than me.

Let both of us use our votes for your goodness, for communal flourishing, and let our lives speak the sermons that move mountains.

Give both of us wisdom to draw boundaries, but not build walls. Yes, Lord bless the Christian who votes differently than me, and bless me with this desperately needed grace.
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Amen.

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