Breakthrough

Uncle Sam appears poised to reopen his doors.

Last night, the Senate passed a bill to provide stopgap government funding through January and fully fund a few key areas, including: veterans affairs, military construction, the legislative branch, and the Department of Agriculture (think: SNAP). It’s a major breakthrough, but the bill still needs to pass the House and be signed by President Trump to end the shutdown. 

Meanwhile, air travel has become… turbulent.

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to cut flights at 40 major airports—beginning with a 4% reduction and ramping up from there—to ease pressure on overworked air traffic controllers. Just this weekend, nearly 4,400 flights were canceled and more than 17,700 delayed (check out the misery map). Transportation Secretary Duffy warned flights would reduce “to a trickle” if the shutdown drags on.

CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
It’s easy to throw stones at government operations and their consequences… But how are the conflicts and compromises going in your own house? In all your conversations, demonstrate faith in Christ through patience and compromises that outdo one another in showing honor and love.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.” 
Galatians 5:23–25 (CSB) (read full passage)