In anticipating the upcoming holiday season, I recognize there may be challenges for many in our society as we get together at the family dinner table over turkey, stuffing and potentially fraught post-election conversation.

“Nobody cares what you think!” my housemate snapped after reading an essay I wrote in response to a reading our professor had assigned in the required peace and justice course we were both taking in our year together at Harvard Divinity School.

It’s the day after Election 2024 and Americans, in a clear decision, have just sent Donald Trump back to the White House as our next president.