FAITH IN PROVIDENCE
There are two types of Trump supporters. One that worries that he will be impeached and another that doesn't.
Of the those who don't worry that Trump will be impeached there are two reasons why they don't worry. One is that they have faith in our justice system. The other is that they believe Divine Providence has a hand in matters.
If one says that we are living in crazy times, most folks on all sides, would agree. If one states that there are efforts to deceive the public taking place, folks on the Left, Right and Center would second that. If one says that there is evil and good in the world, I suspect most could go along.
But the moment one ascribes Divine Providence to any of it, that is when 80%+ of folks would say you have gone too far.
I appreciate that many people think it is nonsense at best to think that God is involved in our national politics, let alone in picking Presidents. And I am certainly not saying that our votes don't matter!
But I do believe Divine Providence played a part, a large part, in America.
My faith is strengthened by the our Nation's role in history and the words of our the greatest General and President in our history, George Washington. Washington truly believed that this experiment, we call the USA was possible due to “that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the Councils of Nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect.”
In his inaugural address George Washington said, "No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency."
I am not saying that a Democrat is an evil person or that a Republican is a good person!! I am not saying that America doesn't do terrible things. It doesn't work like that! "God works in mysterious ways."
But I am saying that Donald Trump is no coincidence.
The following is a famous poem by William Cowper from 1773 called "Light Shining out of Darkness." Mr. Cowper was a witness to the history that shaped our Nation. The metaphors expressed in his poetry seem deeply relevant still.
Light Shining out of Darkness
God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,
He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his sov'reign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev'ry hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flow'r.
Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.
