Chloe was telling me about a conversation she had with her friend the other day. Apparently friend already knows who she is going 'vote' for for President and she was adamantly telling Chloe why, "I'm voting for [this candidate] because [the other candidate] says he would give money to the poor and I think that is wrong. You need to earn your money."
I guess Chloe let it drop and that was the end of the conversation. But it doesn't mean she didn't stop thinking about it. As we're out and about today she tells me about this conversation with her friend and then adds, "But Mom, I was thinking...doesn't Jesus say to give to the poor?"
I love, love, love that my daughter goes immediately to what Jesus would do. No politics. No side-taking. Just Jesus. Sometimes we adults make things too complicated when they're not. When we put others above ourselves as Jesus did, it really isn't all that complicated. I wish all the grown ups could remember that during this election season.
