** A commentary on spirituality.com, "The citizen at prayer" tries to square the "Thy will be done" neutrality of prayer with the passion and commitment to causes you know in your heart are just. With this election deemed seriusly critical for the future of the planet, I find it hard to be "fair" in the face of Bush's cowboy diplomacy, a smirking, swaggering pushiness that has needlessly pissed off a lot of oppressed people and made us easy targets for terrorism.
Some things are just plain wrong. Not that Kerry is 100% right, but he's not as wrong as Bush. Of course, he hasn't had four years and the wealth of the US to work with either. My hope is that once in office he will lead by negotiation, not just with money and military power, but with vigorous moral suasion. (Maybe Colin Powell should stay on as Sec. of State.)
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