Do you remember what our neighborhoods looked like leading up to the 2024 presidential election? Campaign signs were everywhere. The natural greenery of the area was lost in a sea of signs colored in patriotic red, white and blue, all compelling us to vote for one candidate over another.
Amid the sea of campaign signs, one caught my eye. It was unique in the sense that it wasn’t advocating to fill a single office, but all of them. More intriguing, the candidate this sign promoted wasn’t on the ballot. The sign said “Jesus for Everything.”
On the surface, that’s a comforting thought, isn’t it? In conversations I’ve had with many in my congregation, I’ve heard fear in the uncertainty of our current political climate. Wouldn’t it just be better if Jesus was in charge of the country? He coul