I Voted Today

I went a day early to vote.

Technically, the day to vote is tomorrow. But I couldn't wait. I wanted to get there. I wanted to cast my vote. TODAY.

I don't take voting lightly.

In America, women have only been able to vote for fewer than 100 years. As we near the 100th Anniversary of a Woman's Constitutional Right to Vote in this country, I think about how much we take for granted.

There ARE days when I take these, and other, things for granted. I grew up with the right to vote, and many other rights awarded me as a citizen of the United States of America. Many other women around the world do not share these rights, or have access to them. I don't ever want to take these things for granted.

In addition to voting rights, I want to Thank God for the right to an education, the right to have an opinion, and the right to go to church and study the Bible for myself and discuss the Bible openly with others.

Yes, the U.S.A. has many flaws and many needs. But I am thankful for this nation. And I still believe in this nation.

That's why I bother to vote.

Sure, it would be easy to dismiss the elections with a "They're all crooks, anyway" mentality, but I believe in the process. I believe in the HEART of America and Americans themselves.

That's why I bother to pray.

I pray for this nation, and I tremble to think of this nation apart from God's favor and protection and love. I believe that we could NEVER make it, apart from Him. I pray for His people, all of them, to unite together, to stand for what is right, for WHO is right. I pray for revival to spread across this nation, for generations of Americans to rediscover what it is truly like to be a Child of God.

Yes, I vote. And, yes, I pray.

With all my might.