By Tom Venzor
The Nebraska legislature is more than two thirds of the path made with the session. If it was a peer year (or a short year), the legislative assembly would now be adjourned – and my feet would be expelled. But working days remain in this “long” session (odd year).
Although it seems that the Moncameral is being “descent” in terms of number of days, they climb otherwise with the enormous work in front of them. State senators must always assemble and approve a biennial budget on the level of the State, debate dozens of key priority bills and adopt some laws throughout this period – it suffices to appoint a few things on the agenda.
But as important as this work is really, something bigger is in progress: the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. And this historical fact which has changed the trajectory of the world deserves our attention, especially with regard to politics work.
I often hear people who are dismayed and disillusioned by politics. They believe that politicians are nothing more than charlatans and sophists, who will say everything they need to say a re -election. They are bored, if not downright angry, by the influence of particular interest groups and their control over the political process and its results. They think that their voice and their vote really don’t matter. And so on.
In short, people sometimes have the impression that politics is essentially irremediable.
On the one hand, it is difficult to blame them. You might even feel this. By my bad days, I sometimes feel that.
On the other hand, we must never forget Jesus of Nazareth who was pierced for our offenses. Not just some of our offenses, but all.
Christ has come to buy all the aspects of our humanity, which includes our work in the political sphere.
In the words of the Prophet Isaiah: “I am about to do a new thing; now he gushes, do not perceive it? I’m going to make a way in the desert and the rivers in the desert.”
It is the Messiah that we love. It is him – and, in fact, the only one – who can take the break from our humanity and restore it. No effort of our own manufacturing, no political party, no legislation, no law, nothing of this nature can restore us. Christ alone restores us.
When we look around and see the break in our political parties, our politicians and our government branches, we only have to turn to Christ, as easy and as difficult as it can be. Christ alone gives meaning to our breakup and provides the path of catering and integrity. He educates the path – and, in fact, is the path – for a policy that recognizes the dignity of the human person and promotes the common good.
As with so many other dimensions of our life, when we can barely see beyond its breakup, its problems and its sin – and think that it is practically irremediable – this is the ideal moment to turn to Christ.
This attitude reveals an aspiring heart to a more in -depth union with Christ, in order to see how he sees. Why do I think politics is apparently so far beyond the repair? How can Christ reveal the good dignity of political life to me and how is it really supposed to be ordered towards the kingdom of heaven?
These are conversations that must finally take place in prayer with our Lord. Yes, others can speak a certain wisdom in these problems in our own heart, but Christ must be consulted so that our hearts can be transformed.
None of this, of course, will lead to any of the daily problems of day -to -date politics – after all, we are human, we are guilty and our efforts still do not go to the glory of God. However, Christ crucified can help us find a means towards a policy that glorifies his holy name and does the honor of the sufferings he has taken on him for us. And there, even in a world that has become crazy, we can find peace and joy, because we hope in the promise that Christ makes all things new.