Seeing Red

The Iowa Caucus was held yesterday, and it was interesting to see how the voting went. You could definitely see that Iowa is a conservative state. The winning Democrat only received 940 votes to win, while the Republican candidate received almost 40,000 from his party.

To understand that Iowa is a Republican state is to know what kind of people make up the Republican Party. What does it say that people who glean their living from the earth have such conservative views? It’s because they understand the relationship between the fruits of this earth and how they got there.

Conservatives tend to believe in God. Why? In order to be a farmer you have to trust that what you plant in the ground is going to grow. Farmers know it isn’t magic, they understand the cycle of life God has created.

They possess the key ingredient for having a relationship with God: Faith.

They spend their lives having faith that their crops will grow, and year after year they see it happen, so having faith is something they understand. It’s important because the only way to truly release yourself to the will of God is to have true faith, because you can’t see God. You can’t sit down and have coffee with Him, or send Him an e-mail. You have to have faith that he exists.

“God, thanks for teaching me how to trust and have faith. You’re the best teacher I’ve ever had. But don’t worry, I won’t bring you an apple.”