This is a day when it’s easy to feel like Americans have less in common with one another than they did in generations past. While that may be true in some ways, there’s a shared sentiment among many: three in four Americans belong to the “exhausted majority,” a term used to describe those who disagree politically but also believe that the differences don’t equate to an inability to work together.

In “An Antidote to Election Anxiety,” Carrie McKean encourages Christians to remember that a significant portion of the population will not be excited about the election results—even if the candidate they voted for wins. Our neighbors, and we ourselves, are tired and frustrated, worn out from messages of fear and impending doom.

“We must ask God to meet us in the place of our deepest fears and remind us that there is nowhere we can go to outrun his presence and no earthly ruler who can undermine his authority,” writes McKean. “Even if we live under unjust powers and principalities, God’s story carries on.”

Whatever the outcome of the election, may we remember that God is always equipping his people to follow him faithfully. His plan, no matter what, will not fail.