If so, those might be some hugely worthwhile outcomes of this lengthy process. Yet many of us, on all sides, feel an even deeper call. We know that there is a great need, not just to reform the system, but to transform it. While we rarely speak of it, I believe that we are all aware that the course we are on is not sustainable. People of all faiths agree that a system based on unfettered greed rather than ethical values is not acceptable.
Sustainability includes more than learning to live in harmony with the rest of the natural world.
It also includes learning how to honor each other as human beings, in a way that can engage with the full range of difference among us, including the differences that have come to the foreground in this recent election process. From one perspective, recent events have shown the strength of our political process. At the same time, I believe that we have also been shown the limitations of our current system. The last two months have shown that our political process does not appear to be designed to handle extremely close calls in a way that feels fair and legitimate to all sides. The last forty years have shown that our existing political processes may not be sufficient to heal the divisions that exist in our society.