I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. You're listening to

episode 342. This is a podcast about making decisions but also about making

life. If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation,

or if you just need a few minutes away from the constant stream of information, and the sometimes

delightful but also distracting hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.

I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional workshop leader.

I live in North Carolina with my family and through my work. spiritual director and an occasional workshop leader.

I live in North Carolina with my family and through my work I've helped thousands

of spiritually thoughtful people overcome decision fatigue so that they can discern their

next right thing in faith, work, and life.

Week after week, we talk about discernment and decision-making and the postures and practices that can help us do our next right thing with a little more clarity in confidence.

But if we can't have either of those, at least we hope for a little more peace.

As we approach Election Day, I wanted to provide as simple liturgy as a resource for us as we make important decisions about our elected officials at the local, state, and national levels.

This is a liturgy you can use as you prepare to walk

into the voting booth either physically or if you're voting by mail metaphorically.

I'm releasing it a week before election day in case you want to prepare to use it day of or if you still have early voting in your area you can use it for that too.

A liturgy means simply a work of the people and in a democratic society voting is part of our communal work.

I've organized this liturgy in a few simple movements, preparation, greeting, a prayer, a confession, a

simple scripture, and a benediction.

Hopefully it will be a grounding exercise for you between now and next week.

Perhaps one you can listen to on your way to the voting booth or anytime before.

Listen it.

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