Election Woes

"This is man's choice: either he conceives of himself as free from the whole universe and dependent only on God, or free from God and therefore a slave of every circumstance." --Luigi Giussani, At the Origin of the Christian Claim

I'll admit it, when I saw the election results leaning towards President Obama, I turned off my computer and went to sleep. Besides being upset, why lose sleep as well?

And throughout the day, I've really been mourning a few things, most prominently the votes for homosexual marriage and what that will mean for the many children who won't have a father in their lives or a mother (depending on the situation). 
And on the flip side, I was curious about how I felt so convicted about a number of issues, but still hesitate to voice my thoughts on them in a public way.

The above quote, shared on a friend's Facebook wall, helped me to start working through some of this. Even though election issues really matter, and some real damage can be done -- in the end, it is only God who saves. And the question is, in this Year of Faith do I really believe that?

I do have to say, though, that brightness and innocence shines through even when I have real cause to be upset. This is the face (okay this is from over a month ago, but you get the idea) I woke up to this morning!