Written by Richelle Thompson
Luke 14:28-30 (NRSV) For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.”
Today voters across the United States will elect the next president. Would that the lectionary readings focused on the danger of boastful hearts, deceitful tongues, mudslinging, and fearmongering. But the lectionary leaves us with this gospel lesson from Luke.
Regardless of the outcome of today’s vote, we who are citizens of the United States must join the newly elected president in building a firm foundation. This begins with each of us laying aside personal disappointments if our candidate doesn’t win. It means refraining from mean-spirited social media posts about folks or candidates on the other side of our own feelings, and it requires that the winner resist the urge to gloat and to adopt a humble spirit. If those of us who live and work in the United States intend to build a land that God would be pleased with, we must build it together, on common ground.
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