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Adrienne Ross

Adrienne Ross is owner of Adrienne Ross Communications and a former Southeast Missourian editorial board member.

Three weeks and then what?

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

I heard a message in church Sunday that was centered in politics -- not the way you may be thinking. It was not a message praising a particular party or bashing a particular candidate. Rather, it was a message of unity, regardless of party affiliation, a message that implored us to stand together as brothers and sisters no matter the Nov. 8 outcome. "God is not a Republican. God is not a Democrat. God is not an independent. God is not really even an American. God is God," I heard. It was a message of grace and mercy, of faith that our best days are ahead of us as Christians -- no matter what.

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