I am very moved by our national anthem. It makes me cry and makes my heart swell. I am so proud to be an American citizen. I don't know if it was because my dad was military or just the era that I was raised in, but I am very patriotic. I believe that we live in the greatest nation in the world. I felt like the following was very appropriate for this weekend.
"Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation,
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just.
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!"
That is the last stanza to The Star Spangled Banner. It was written in a time when people knew that this country was founded on the belief in God and His power. He brought us to this country and we founded it's principles on His laws.
We need to go back to the foundation of our Heavenly Father. We need to rest on the solid foundation that is Jesus Christ. Our country has slipped farther and farther away from what he had planned for us. We need to rally around each other and our foundation in Christ and bring this country back to what it was intended to be. It was intended to be a country where morals and rights and beliefs could be dictated by one thing- the word of God.
I am not usually this preachy, but it was a really great day at church and I felt moved to share it with you, however briefly. Enjoy your holiday.
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