If you live in the U.S., perhaps you watched the State of Union address last night.  Without speaking to the merits of its content, I wish to highlight one point that Joe Biden made.  He said, "You can't love your country only when you win."

    If we view power as only being about having the upper hand and sniffing contemptuously at those over whom we have "triumphed," we miss the point.  Completely.  

    Power is only as powerful as the humility with which we express it.  And love is not love unless it is unconditional.

    Pray for the U.S. as we enter this election season.  Very difficult times lie ahead.