First, the disclaimer. I was opposed to Trump's election and I'm greatly concerned about what the next four year's hold with him as president. But...

Hope is about more than mundane politics. It's a personal, day to day decision to live the promise of the resurrection even when everything around us tempts us not to. For me, that promise doesn't rise or fall based on elections or regime changes.

As concerned as I am about the new administration, in my heart of hearts I know that who the president happens to be at any given moment doesn't really have a lot to do with the ebbs and flows of my life. I still love, I still sin, I still break relationships and I still try to mend them. Those are the things around which my hopes center.

As for politics and government and matters pertaining to the greater good, I will continue to pick my battles and work for justice as God gives me the light to understand it.