I usually call my elected representatives to advocate for specific policy stances.  I'm torn about whether Congress should vote to intervene militarily in Syria.  (My heart and gut say no but I'm not totally sure.)  So instead of advocating against military intervention,  I currently plan to say to my Congressional representatives:  put away the usual game playing, the stuff of day-to-day politics, and embrace fully the sobering task you have before you in deciding which potentially world-altering and calamitous actions to enact.  Please help lead this country and me, your constituent, in this serious work of prayerful and thoughtful consideration.