Dear Friends and Family at LAOG,

Please forgive me for any expression of resentment or impatience that I may have conveyed to towards any of you regarding this election. The Lord has convicted me of being unloving in this way. Though I felt strongly about my reasons for voting as I did and though I believe the Lord has spoken through this election, I realize that, in spite of my feelings, I must 'make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace'. Further, I realize that the impact of this election has been devastating for many people. I pray that God will bring comfort and peace to their hearts.

I am praying that the Lord will clothe us all in His Love and Righteousness that Jesus Christ purchased, with His own blood, on Calvary.

Sincerely,
Jessica

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called—one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:2-6

Human Greatness is Deeply Flawed

Every great man or woman of faith's feet are just clay. 'That is what human greatness is—deeply flawed.

There is one hero, and only one, who will not let you down—Jesus Christ. All other heroes fail us, and the reason they do is to point us to Christ. There is no one more admirable, and more worthy of our praise, than Christ. At the very moment when he looked least praiseworthy, he was achieving the highest triumph of love—his death.'

There are many benefits to reading about great heroes of faith be they biblical or modern. 'And among other great reasons one of them is: admiring and disillusioned I turn to Jesus.'


I had to paraphrase some of this to make it a generic statement (when Piper originally wrote it he was referring to Lincoln) but I think I got the gist of what it's saying. I have been discovering this more and more. Whenever I look to another man or woman for an example to follow I am always disappointed. And it has served a great purpose. It has forced me to look to Christ. No man or woman that has existed or will exist will ever be worthy of praise of admiration. Christ alone is worthy of all adoration and He ALONE deserves to given the title, "HERO".