Independence Day is here again, hooray for the USA. Let's just hope that this is still a viable cause for celebration in the future. Like many Americans, I'm worried for our country. The Congress is broken, the political parties are a bad joke or a crime syndicate depending on your mood at the moment. The candidate that I voted for President isn't exactly turning out to be the hope and change I wanted. In June another former student was lost to the war in Afghanistan and to the little boys who were his sons. Personally, I think government of the people, by the people, for the people has gone off the rails and we would be wise to do everything in our power to get it righted.
That's where Dr. Stanley comes in. This morning Gigi was watching the First Baptists in Atlanta as she does almost every Sunday. Dr.Charles Stanley, their pastor and an awesome old time Baptist preacher, spoke on the need for our nation to turn back to God as the source of our blessings. He talked about where the country is headed and the purposes of government. We have taken God out of our public discourse. We don't talk about Jesus for fear of offending other religious groups. He talked about our national greed and corruption. But most profoundly he asked those in his congregation and his audience to pledge to pray for our nation and our government for the next 20 weeks. For 140 days he wants those who will join him to lift up our common weal to God and ask him to heal and help us to return to a nation truly under God.
This seems like the best idea that I've heard for celebrating America and all it stands for. Count me in Dr. Stanley.
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