the tension of being southern and how the voting precint is like Heaven

Living in the South is to live in tension:
black.... white...
rich.... poor....
educated... street smart... under-educated...
Alabama... Auburn...
Baptist... Methodist...
Ford... Chevy...

There is so much tension in the South.

I think we are doing a better job of talking about the tension.
We used to just ignore it.

But even if we ignore the tension, one thing is for sure.

Whenever a neighbor is in need, we show up:
Regardless...
black.... white...
rich.... poor....
educated... street smart... under-educated...
Alabama... Auburn...
Baptist... Methodist...
Ford... Chevy...

I realized this today as I stood waiting to cast my vote today. I looked all around me and I thought "this is what Heaven will be like: all the races, ages, genders... all in one place... wouldn't this be Heaven on Earth if church was like this?"

While we strive for Heaven on Earth, I have come to thank God for being in the South...

it's dysfunctional sometimes...

but it's us...

it's ours...

we do the best we can...

like everyone else...