Senator John McCain...

Yeah...we're human after all...and I'm glad

I write tonight with a bit of a heavy heart.  I read tonight that Senator John McCain has brain cancer and it has left me a bit conflicted at heart and I can assure you that it's not an evil thing.  It's a human thing...as usual.  Now most of you know that on my blog I try to stay clear of politics because I believe that politics has very little to do with life as I define it in its purity.  I see the necessity to know its inner workings in the same way that I believe everyone should know the inner workings of the car they drive lest a mechanic should cheat them on repairs.  I saw this need very young when I saw how politicians would use the media to shift and twist morality to meet an agenda that had more to do with their acquisition of power than with the prosperity of the nation they were called to serve.  So I became a student of politics.  Not just in terms of policy but more importantly...in its physcology.  I saw how quickly if allowed, it could dominate every corner of one's life and that this drive was part of an evil as old as Hell itself.  Causing enmity among hunkered down groups of thought and driving wedges between family, friends and lovers.  To mitigate this evil, I understood that in the same way you park your car and get out to tend to the day...so it must be with politics.  So even though my views are reasoned and sure, this blog, my writings and my life focused and will always focus more on what matters most...true life, true love and real purpose.

So on this night, I write a bit heavy because I have not agreed with many of the positions John McCain held.  In fact I was angered by many things he's said and done.  I can also say that there are also some vets that have spoken out against him but thankfully, this part of my thought process fits in the glove compartment of my car.  The part of me that I have chosen to preserve and cultivate can still see a man that inspired many.  I still see a man that enlisted to serve this nation that I love so very much.  I still see a man with a heart of steel that fought for what he believed in...even when I thought he was wrong.  Yet most of all, I see a man with a family that loves him and I could only imagine what they are feeling right now.  So tonight I step outside my car and park it far from my sight to honor him for his bravery, for his service and for the testimony left by those that love him and grieve knowing the challenges they are soon to face.  I do ask that God give his family the strength they will need to endure what they must and that if these should be his final days, that he would spend his days with them...doing what matters most.  Loving, laughing and living...

As every day meets a night and as every sun is made to set...so it shall be for every man that has served with distinction.  The time will come to rest after the days have drawn their close to take the time to celebrate the life they have lived.  It is not death...it is just an acknowledgment of the life lived by great men such as these.

In these coming days, I can see a beautiful wave on the horizon...a wave that no amount of political maneuvering or narrative driven effort will be able to prevent.  Most times a wave represents a trial but not this time...as this wave is a wave that brings with it needful water.  An end to the longest drought this nation has ever experienced.  Those with "ears to hear and eyes to see" will understand what I mean and I can say that in his own way...Senator John McCain brought us one step closer to this new reality.  May God bless John McCain and his family.  That God would grant his family strength and grace him more time to make new memories with those he loves.  Much love...I'm out

~Moses