Never tire of doing what is good.

‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Doing good comes at a price most would rather not pay.

Costs to image, reputation, and relationships are likely casualties despite the best of intentions.

But not everyone has the best intentions.

I don’t always get it right and when it’s clear I don’t I clarify or rescind, make my private apologies and reconciliations insofar as it’s up to me, and learn a thing or two for the next time.

I won’t tire of doing what I know to be good, but I also won’t be continually fatigued by those whose intentions for me are clearly to be cruel or personally demeaning and destructive.

Fortunately these instances are rare for now but not for much longer.

As polarity of belief and opinion becomes more publicly enunciated and pronounced, more is at stake. The fields of faith and politics are bloody for all the righteous reasons.

Do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.

‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

These days and always, faith and politics are both matters of life and death. One for the sake of our spirits, one for the sake of our nation. And while far from equal in significance, both require voices to plea their case for what should be.

Paul said Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst, but I should probably be asking him to hold my beer.

I will never tire of being good while so much is still at stake.