When my kids were still kids, they liked to tease and squabble and even on rare occasions, fight. They were a noisy group. But when things in my house got quiet, that's when I worried. And rushed to see what shenanigans they were up to.
Before the election there was a lot of noise. Campaign signs for Trump were wrecked or stolen. The 'Never Trumpers' were loud and long winded. Everywhere we looked, there was someone declaring that Trump was all sorts of bad things.
He won anyway.
And all of a sudden, it is quiet.
We were wrong about riots occurring after Trump won, including me. I, along with many others were sure that cities would burn. We thought there would be protests and violence in the streets.
Didn't happen. And now I am worried.
There have been a bunch of criminal lawsuits. And a couple of impeachments, including one when Trump was no longer in office. And assassination attempts. Do any of us believe those in power have given up on getting rid of Mr. Trump?
Nope.
Time to get serious about praying. For the safety of the President Elect and his family. For our beloved country, for there are still those who want to wreck what we have. For those of us who, to quote Obama, "cling to our religion and our guns."
As Mr. Trump has said, "They're coming after you --- and I'm just standing in their way."
I just cannot shake the feeling that something wicked this way comes. Pray. Pray without ceasing.