October 2024, New York, NY… We all have a favorite month or season of the year. What’s yours? Mine is June. I like June because it is the beginning of summer and my birth month. I also like September because it still has remnants of summer-like warmth. I am not, however, a huge fan of the winter months. I’ve been told this is because I was born in the summer. I am unsure if this hypothesis has any scientific merit, but I don’t reject it either.
October is the month of the changing colors of fall, symbolizing transformation and change. In our spiritual walk, October prompts us to embrace change and trust God’s plan for our lives. It is a season to let go of fear and uncertainty, believing God is in control. Trusting God has always been vital to our religious walk.
Spiritually, November is the month of change and evolution. Elections are also about change and evolution. On November 5, 2024, millions of Americans will go to the polls and vote for the person who will hold the nation’s highest office for the next four years. Candidates running for other offices will be on the ballot as well.
Webster’s Dictionary defines voting as 1) a formal expression of opinion or choice made by an individual or body of individuals, especially in an election, and 2) the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot, ticket, or show of hands. Voting allows us to make significant changes about how government can and should work.
It has been said that elections have consequences, which bears repeating because it’s true. A former President, who is running for president again, has promised to be a “dictator on day one.” He also promised “revenge” on his political enemies because “sometimes revenge is warranted.” In response to the most recent school shooting in Georgia, the former president said, “We need to get over it.” His running mate said, “Unfortunately, school shootings are a fact of life” because schools are “soft targets.” His solution? “Bolster school security” to prevent “some psycho” from entering schools. What’s not part of the solution to prevent mass shootings in our schools, supermarkets, and houses of worship? Legislation to enact common-sense gun laws restricting access to guns, background checks, and a ban on assault rifles. The Republican candidates for the presidency and vice presidency are deaf, dumb, and blind to the fact that gun shootings are the number one cause of death of our children.
Project 2025 is a 900+-page manifesto outlining the draconian and archaic policies to be enacted if the former president is elected the next president. Realizing that Project 2025 may not be a winning political strategy, the former president, known for obfuscating the truth (a/k/a lying), has disassociated himself from Project 2025. Instead, he and his advisers have developed Agenda 47, a thinly veiled rewrite of Project 2025.
“MAKING SOMETHING THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN UNTIL IT DOES” (Nicolle Wallace, host of the MSNBC show Deadline)
There is an antidote to the former president and the proponents of Project 2025. Her name is Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate. November is the month of change and evolution, and Kamala Harris’ candidacy stands for both.
Historical Note: On November 5, 1968 (the month of change and evolution), Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress. Shirley Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924.
According to Unlocking the Biblical Significance of Months, the concept of time and seasons plays a significant role in understanding God’s plan for humanity. Each month holds symbolic meaning and spiritual significance, offering insights into God’s divine order and purpose.
We must all vote this November. Our very existence may depend upon it.
“No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined. Our Constitution leaves no room for classification of people in a way that unnecessarily abridges this right.”— Justice Black on the right to vote as the foundation of democracy in Wesberry v. Sanders (1964)
Reference Sources: Unlocking the Biblical Significance of Months, Johnthebaptistchurch.org; Google Search; Wikipedia.
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