An exchange from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien on moving forward despite the difficulties we face:
Frodo: “I wish none of this had happened.”
Gandalf: “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
People around the world recently survived democratic elections. The losers face worries about the future. The winners reside in hope that what they voted for actually works. Since politicians (as well as church leaders) promise much only to discover how hard change is, most will be disappointed.
What we as individual people can do is to take Gandalf’s advice, decide what to do with the time that is given us.
We can choose to follow Jesus’s examples and teachings, or we can live in an uncertain future in our minds.
Faith Venture 
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