Dear Friends,
In light of our being in the closing days of the presidential campaign I want to share with you words of wisdom penned before our country was even birthed. May they challenge us to be people of integrity in all we say and do in these days ahead.
From the journal of the Rev. John Wesley
Thursday, October 6, 1774
“I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election and advised them,
- To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy:
- To speak no evil of the person they voted against: And,
- To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.”
Blessings,
Pastor Stephen
Source:
This quote has been making the rounds of the internet lately. I did look it up to verify its authenticity from the writings of John Wesley.
Wesley, John. “An Extract of the Rev. Mr. John Wesley’s Journal from September 13, 1773, to January 2, 1776.” The Works of John Wesley, 3rd ed., vol. 4, Baker Books, 2007, p. 29.