It’s one of the things that I love most about owning a Jeep. We can literally be driving down the road and as we pass another Jeep Wrangler driving by, both of us wave at each other. Essentially, we show each other some love.
I wasn’t alive during the 60’s, so I only have 44 years to reference from. But this day, more than ever, seems like our country is divided in every area. Everywhere we look we can see hate. The news. Hate. Social media. Hate. I watch the way people debate and hear the things that are being said… hate and more hate. We are not the United States of America at this point… We are the Divided States of America… in almost every corner… except the Jeep.
I know this seems funny and maybe even trite to say, but riding in a Jeep is a connection point to people. It doesn’t matter who passes by, there’s always a wave. Two very different individuals enjoying the same type of thing waving at and being good to each other. This past weekend I really took notice of who was in the Jeep passing by each other. We passed by white drivers… wave. We passed by black drivers… wave. Latino drivers… wave. Young drivers… wave. Older drivers… wave. It didn’t make any difference who was driving our Jeeps… we all waved at each other.
But seriously, this got me thinking. What if this was the picture of the church? What if this was the picture of America? What if the body of Christ all came together and was good to each other? What if America came together and was good to each other? Democrats? Republicans? Can it happen? I think it can. And it starts with me.
That’s the message I’m trying to send to my own children. The answer doesn’t lie in social media. It doesn’t lie in cute posts that point to someone else’s post. It’s not found in me telling someone else what they should or shouldn’t do. My message to my own children is best taught by my actions… by
Doing.
The.
Next.
Right.
Thing.
What conquers hate? Jesus and living my life how He lived His. But maybe you’re not ready to do that yet… so the next best thing that conquers hate is doing the next right thing… whatever that may be.
I have, and will continue to do the next right thing. I hope you will too.
