Religious Lace and Pious Talk

How should I respond to the words and actions of our current resident in the White House, Donald Trump? How should i react to those who support him and do not see the damage that is being done?

This raises other issues, such as how to react when someone disagrees with what I say or believe. Do I continue to argue to prove that I am right? Should I get revenge when someone wrongs me? Do I have prejudices against others?

Could we agree that Jesus is a good role model to follow? Listen to these words from Matthew 5 The Message in the Sermon on the Mount,

^33-37 “And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, ‘I’ll pray for you,’ and never doing it, or saying, ‘God be with you,’ and not meaning it. You don’t make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. Just say ‘yes’ and ‘no.’ When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong.”

Pious Talk and religious lace are powerful descriptions of what we do often. We use these techniques to mask what is in the heart. We adopt a “us vs them” attitude. We use Scripture in the same way I am doing to prove we are right and they are wrong. We make a major error when we fail to see our enemies as God sees them, or do we?

How should I react to the supporters of the resident in the White House and to the leaders of our national government when we disagree? Do I rebel against this as the forefathers of our nation did? Should I wait for the next election and seek to vote them out of power? Should I sit silently by and not get involved?

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?