{"id":4814,"date":"2016-11-09T14:08:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T14:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shalominthecity.com\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2016-11-09T14:08:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T14:08:51","slug":"shalom-steps-when-youre-heartbroken-about-the-election-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2016\/11\/shalom-steps-when-youre-heartbroken-about-the-election-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shalom Steps When You’re Heartbroken About the Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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I\u2019m sitting in a dark room listening to Yo Yo Ma and crying over the election.<\/div>\n
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I didn\u2019t realize I was so invested in it\u2014 but I do. I have biracial kids, y\u2019all. They look at and read the things I\u2019ve written about peacemaking and race and they ask me, \u201cMom. Are you going to be safe if Trump is elected? He hates writers who disagree with him and black people.\u201d What do I say now?\u00a0 I\u2019m completely out of my depth here. It truly feels like sackcloth and ashes, lamenting and fasting, pausing and praying are appropriate here. As followers of Jesus we are not in uncharted territory\u2014 we have lived under and even thrived under oppressive governments. We\u2019ve still loved people well and championed the oppressed even though we ourselves we oppressed. I\u2019m scared to acknowledge that, but it\u2019s true. The fact that it\u2019s true though does not take away the very real pain and sadness I feel right now. I am truly broken-hearted. So, where is God\u2019s Shalom here? How can I access rest and peace?<\/div>\n
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Well\u2026I think it starts with lighting a candle as an act of defiance.
\nThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.~ John 1:5<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then it\u2019s imperative we make space for our lament. We must lean in to our sadness, our fears, our need for quiet, our cynicism and frustration. These are not evil emotions. We cannot move towards our wholeness without reckoning with our brokenness.\u00a0 So, I\u2019m making space for my lament. Trust me, the Lord is weeping with us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then, I\u2019m letting my people in. I\u2019m going to send texts and emails, facebook messages and voxes. I\u2019m going to check in on them and I\u2019m going to be honest about my fears. These days are raw and the pain is fresh\u2014 we cannot carry this weight along. We must gather.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They\u2019ll be more thoughts later on peacemaking for others and the broken systems, but today ( and maybe the rest of this week, Love) we need to focus on our broken-heartedness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#ImWithYou #BeKindToYourself #YouAreNotAlone #LightACandle<\/span><\/p>\n

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