Relational

Jesus had to ask for the denarius with Caesar's picture on it because He didn't have one Himself. The world measures value by wealth, pleasure, success and fame, and Jesus gave all those away radically to take our punishment and reconcile us to God. I am not surrounded by monstrous, despicable Trump voters: I am on mission. Mission leaves no room for anger or disgust; mission is first and foremost about love. I am surrounded by Trump voters, and they are surrounded by my kind, and we are all sinners, and I am the worst. In the vision in Daniel 7, beast after beast comes out of the sea, but the Ancient of Days sits in judgment over all, and gives the Son of Man a kingdom that never ends. God knows right where I am, and is providing everything I need to do His work. And if I am repelled by the decisions of the Trump Administration, that just stops me deceiving myself about the fact that I live in an unjust and Godless social order, and always did, even during the Obama years.