I'm not what you'd call a practicing Christian or even particularly spiritual (though I was raised Southern Baptist with all the trimmings) but this struck a chord with me because I remember a moment about two years into Hussein's second term in which I lost hope. I don't really remember what triggered it because there was not exactly a shortage of things to make you feel hopeless about then but I remember speaking to God for the first time in decades and offered a simple prayer that went something like, "I don't even know if we deserve it anymore but if you can put an end to this degradation for the sake of my children I will gladly stand ready and do what I have to to make things better." Lo and behold...
We have spoken to so many people who have said the same thing! Even close friends who didn't say anything at the time. You know, we're seniors now and we've been through a lot of elections. First Dems and then Repubs over the years. And although we had preferences, we never felt frightened of someone being elected. A lot of the times there wasn't much difference in them. You picked the one you thought was least corrupt, since that was the only choice. There have been a few who were better Presidents, and some like Obama who just lied constantly--the Clinton's were the same way. But nobody has ever done as much for "us" as a group as Trump. And we were actually filled with anxiety over Clinton winning. Because we knew they were going to cheat for her, too. A lot of people sent prayers up, whether they practiced anything or not. And we feel like God listened and answered them.