Several months ago I gave myself a timeout from political news because even I could tell it was making me grouchy.

 

As I gently waded back into news consumption, it was with full knowledge that, if I were going to keep my attitude intact, I had to have supernatural help. Literally.

 

So the plan I formulated was that each and every single time I instinctively (and sometimes viscerally) reacted to something I saw from any of the three camps—Obama, Clinton, or Trump—I was to STOP. PRAY. For all three—regardless of which one prompted my prayer.

 

Then I reminded myself of Romans 13:1

 

 

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.

 

For there is no authority except from God,

 

and those that exist have been instituted by God.

 

 

So far it has worked beautifully—only 60-ish more days to go.