Leading Christian congregations was my life work. All of my grandchildren were born before my public ministry ended. Most of them were too young to remember my ministry. They do not remember that I urged people to take advantage of a great American privilege of voting from the pulpit.

Christians in America are called to take care of the gift of democracy. This is done by carefully cast votes. These days I am reminding my children about this anyway I can!

In those days I believed we got the government our voting deserved! But now, I no longer believe that!  “Elections don’t change things for the better!” Our votes do not control the government! The list of problems, 50 to 90% of registered voters want solved, go unsolved, year after year. That angers me.  We don’t deserve this!

The way to a government that works for all is still the carefully cast vote.

I believe that many in our country believe as I do, that our vote and the votes of our families,  children, grandchildren and friends will be crucial the coming election. If we want a government that works, we all must vote.

Let’s keep voting until we have elected a government that works for all of us.

Send your members of congress a note. Tell them you will not vote for people whose votes fail the break the gridlock that is robbing us of an advancing American dream.

Tell them we expect “governance, not gridlock!”