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“Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.” - Luke 11:14

According to Pew Research, America’s political divide is wider and deeper than at any other time in the last 20 years. Republicans and Democrats ascribe negative traits to each other. Both parties see the other as immoral, dishonest and unintelligent.

This level of division is unhealthy and even dangerous for our future success as Jesus predicts in Luke. Don’t we need to take time to understand each other to avoid the disaster of our “house falling” due to the house being divided against itself?

In the Bible, Noah was waiting for a sign that the floodwaters had receded. The sign came when a dove flew to him holding an olive branch. This caused the olive branch to be established as a universal sign for peace and reconciliation. If we want to be understood by the other party, don’t we need to extend an “olive branch” of reconciliation and understanding first? That’s our purpose here.

Gandhi once said, “As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.” In other words, the Political Right must lead the change if we want the Political Left to change.

We Live in Two Different Worlds

“Let the wise listen and gain instruction” - Proverbs 1:5

Offering an authentic “olive branch” can only be done if we first listen to understand the world within which the Left lives. Stephen Covey calls this, “Seeking to understand before being understood”. (Covey, 1989)

A few days ago, the house had no hot water. I was forced to take a cold shower. It was incredibly uncomfortable, even painful, since it was still winter. I immediately called the service company that installed our water heater and requested emergency service. It was Friday night and so I was concerned we would be without hot water for the entire weekend.

Saturday morning arrived with still no call from the service company. I decided to act. The thought of pending discomfort was motivating. Because the heater was only 5 years old, I had a theory that the pilot light going out was the root cause. I searched for the original owner’s manual and found the instructions to restart the pilot. I was able to restart it and the hot water started flowing shortly after. I could have waited for the service, but the pending discomfort motivated me to act. I refused to be a dependent victim.

The Political Left seems to embrace a world view that is filled with helpless and dependent victims. This world requires big government to play a role to address systemic racism and unfair distribution of wealth. The Left seems to view citizens (their constituents) as helpless victims of an unfair system. They communicate and behave in a manner that sends the message of victimhood. They seem to promote the idea that only government can correct the injustice.

They embrace and teach our children the philosophies of Social Justice and Critical Race Theory philosophies which promote this victim world view. They often see America as a racist and evil country that victimizes the world and its citizens. They insist on equity (equal outcomes) for everyone vs. equality of opportunity for everyone. Their intensions seem noble. They want to generously give taxpayer dollars to those who are oppressed because of unfair conditions where the victims are unable to act.

The Left searches and lobbies for these victims. But when the government steps in to relive their discomfort, it removes the motivation to take individual action.

• Married women and minorities will have their voting rights removed if they must show an I.D. card or register to vote with a passport or birth certificate. But is this true? Are married women and minorities incapable of registering to vote? Are they incapable of action?

• The police must be defunded to protect minorities from violence and death. But is this true?  Heather Mac Donald argues that the data does not support this view. Are the minorities incapable of action?

• Transgender women (biological men) must be able to compete in biological women sports and use women’s rest rooms and locker rooms. But is this true? Doesn’t this cause biological women to be the victims not the transgender women? Are the transgender women incapable of finding other options?

• Gender Dysphoric children must receive drugs and surgery to change their sex. But is this true? The Cass Report refutes the efficacy of gender-affirming care and gender reassignment interventions. (Society for Evidence based Gender Medicine, 2024) Are there no other options for these mentally ill children who are often also autistic?

• Illegal immigrants must be supported with welfare, cell phones, housing, and food stamps. We saw this Political leftist belief demonstrated in the 2026 State of the Union Address when President Trump asked Congress to stand if they supported citizens over illegal immigrants. The political left did not stand. Are there no other options for the illegals, especially those who are violent criminals? Are taxpaying citizens responsible or are there other options which don’t harm taxpaying citizens?

I recommend we ask those on the Left to help us understand these positions. We can then ask questions to understand why they believe what they believe. We can make it safe for them to change their minds by asking:

• “Will you help me understand why that is important?”
• “That’s an interesting perspective, may I ask you to clarify why you say that?”
• “That’s interesting, May I ask how did you come to that belief?”
• We can then listen to their answers and rephrase their explanations. We can ask, “So what you are saying is…correct?”

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” – John 1:19

Summary

“…consider others more important than yourselves,” – Philippians 2:3-4

If we want to close the gap between the Left and Right, we must decide to be the first share the “olive branch”. We must do this because we need to save our country. We must prevent our “house from falling”.

Jesus commands (not asks) us to love our neighbors as ourselves. He commands (not asks) us to love each other as he loved us. In the Lord’s prayer, we are given redemption if we provide it first (“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”- Matthew 6:9-13). He commands us to love our enemies (“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”- Matthew 5:43-48).

These commandments are challenging to follow. Can we at least start with listening and asking questions to gain clarity? Perhaps if we do, we can close the gap between us. Perhaps we can motivate those who see themselves as victims to take positive action and “restart their pilot lights”.

“The lesson taught at this point…is simply this, that the man who will get up will be helped up: and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down. Personal independence is a virtue and it is the soul out of which comes the sturdiest man. ..there can be no independence without a large share of self-dependence…and this virtue must be developed from within.” – Frederick Douglas

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