Trust me

Trust is a small word that packs a great deal of power. We have a new president and it would seem that he wants us to trust him. It would also seem that from the showing yesterday and from the media coverage that a certain percentage of people in the US do actually trust and have faith in President Obama. Yes, I said have faith in.

Funny, how trust works. Back in 2001, after Sept. 11th the American people had a great deal of trust in former President George Bush. That trust grew as our nation began a plan to fight back against terrorism. Somewhere along the line, the same trust and confidence had a great fall, just like Humpty Dumpty.

I was talking today with Martin and Juan about our new prez. They asked me a lot of questions, finally, I told them that the honeymoon is over. Now it's time for the marriage to begin, the daily life of president of the most powerful nation on earth, at least for now. They understood completely. They have had presidents in Mexico named Fox and Calderon who promise to change all of Mexico in their short term. How did they fare? Ask someone from Mexico and you will find out. Calderon, however, is still acting as president. His fate is yet to be decided, but it ain't looking so hot. Lots of violence going on in Mexico these days. As much as a war torn country.

You may think I am the typical Christian who is anti Obama. That is not the case, however, I am also not an Obama lover. I will admit I listened to a lot of what he said, of what he wrote in his book, and what others had said about him. I was entrigued by the man, but I came to a point where I realized he is merely a man, like me, like King Saul, like Pres. Bush, like the apostle Peter. I realized too that I need to pray for this man, our new president. And pray I have, more for him than any other president.

I realized that my trust must rely in faith in something bigger than one man. Because one man can go from hero to villain in the matter of a few weeks, a few months, or even a day. A single man can perform the most courageous act, like the pilot named Sully who saved the day last week by landing a plane in the Hudson Bay, and a single man can do the most evil acts known to man, like A. Hitler. A man is limited by his passions, his ambitions, his pride, his sinful nature.

Jehovah God, however, is not limited in such ways. He has one limit, His love.

I think it's safe to say that the United States of American is once again at a crucial point in history, in a time of change in which we will be judged by all the world for years to come. How will we respond? Who will we trust?

I think I will trust God with all my heart, soul and mind. And I will pray for our new president, Barack Obama more than I have prayed for any other in my lifetime.