It may be in the new year rather than taking up new practices and projects, we may need to loosen our grip on old ways, dated conclusions and lifeless alliances.

If you and I are immersed in a love that has no borders, limitations or litmus tests, then we have all we need to go to places that appear loveless. We walk in love so, we can walk into rooms rife with political rancor. We are ambassadors for Christ. And while we may differ on political personalities or policies, our primary citizenship is with the saints in light and so we holdfast to love and do the things that love demands: "We resist evil. We respect the dignity of every human being." We care for the immigrant, the indigent and the ignorant. For the baptized, the present political...