Article November 7, 1988 Issue

Bringing spiritual sense to political choices

I was sure I had chosen the right candidate to support—until prayer made me think more about it.

Rosalie E. Dunbar

Elections involve choices: it's obvious that we vote for one candidate or another, and ultimately one or the other wins the election. Sometimes we may even be tempted to feel that it doesn't really make much difference who wins and who loses.

Other times, we may feel that the future of our church, city, state, province, or even country hinges on what happens at the ballot box. And even if we are sure we've done all we can to make the right choice, there are always others who will vote differently.

I remember an election when I was keenly concerned about the issues, the candidates, and future events. It was the primary that—out of a goodly number of competitors—would choose two candidates to run for United States senator in the state where I lived. All the candidates were qualified, although some were more experienced than others. But to me there was only one who was articulate, intelligent, sympathetic to causes I cared about, capable, and on and on. Clearly, I thought, this person was so superior that no one else should have even tried to run.

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