I want to vote for love not anger

Daily writing promptDo you vote in political elections?View all responses

My words and my lifestyle are much more important than my vote. I want to live in love and vote for kindness and humility. I vote for love by refusing to vote for hostility. I don’t want my vote to put hostility in the White House. Therefore, I vote third party in presidential elections and avoid voting for angry people in other elections.

“Love doesn’t dishonor.”
In this world
Of dishonor
I want to run
Like a marathoner
To get away
From the put downs.

“Love isn’t self-seeking.”
With all the dedication
To self-glorification
There’s little joy.

“Love is not easily angered.”
The audibility
Of hostility
Is silencing love.

“Love keeps no record of wrongs.”
Our long list of wrongs
Has people singing
Many hateful songs.

Love that’s tiny
When cultivated
And Spirit-led
Will grow mighty.

Spiritual maturity comes from being led by God’s Spirit, not by our thoughts, feelings, or desires. See Romans 8:14 and 1 Corinthians 13:5.

Love recognizes that people have a right to choose their behavior. At the same time, love doesn’t demand that people applaud, approve, or accept behavior that goes against their conscience.