Living the Gospel this week: Note on Elections and voting!
“What do you want me to do for you?”, Jesus asked. “That I may see”, replied Bartimaeus.
Jesus knows that like Bartimaeus, we can suffer from spiritual blindness. This time of election is an opportune time to call out to Jesus and let Him guide us. By doing so, we can see clearly and follow His path.
As these elections approach Let pray that no matter the difference of our opinions, we may remain united as Parish and as family. (Our love in Christ is stronger than our political enmity. No one is supposed to judge others because of their choice).
Let us pray that as Christians, we may vote with our well formed conscience and fulfill our responsibility of bringing the goodness, the truth, the mercy and love of God.
As Christians, we also have the responsibility to bring God’s kingdom and to promote our Common Good through voting. Father, “Thy kingdom come” (Mt. 6:10)
Meditate on these words to the Philippians: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others" (Philippians 2:3-4)
Fr. Georges Roger BIDZOGO sac