Encouraged

Recently I sent a letter to Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Part of the letter says:

‘I just needed to tell you how encouraged I was when I met some young people from your campaign at the anti-racism rally at the County Courthouse on Aug. 2 and while we were talking they told me that racism has no place in American politics and is in fact un-American.’

On Aug. 4 I bumped into Cathy at the Hillyard Parade and she told me that our land should be the land of opportunity for everyone. I was encouraged again by that and reminded of the Christian image of a city upon a hill referred to by so...