…from a plain American woman. I’m not sophisticated or brilliant or particularly discerning. But I do love this country of my forefathers. It is my country too and I would not want to live anywhere else.
My thoughts are meandering here and there; so, I’ll just jot them down in no particular order.
Tonight when all the fireworks light up the skies, how many of us will be grateful for the sacrifices of many Americans that let us enjoy celebrating this day of Independence?
I’m grateful to the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence. Merchants, ministers, land owners, farmers, soldiers, surveyors, doctors, scientists; they came together and spoke with one voice against the tyranny of England’s king: we declare ourselves a free and independent nation. They risked losing fortunes, imprisonment, and death. Freedom meant a lot to them. Does it mean that much to us? It meant everything to Patrick Henry: “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!“
Today, our Constitution is under attack; not from without but from within. Take a look at the first two amendments. Those are brave and thoughtful and, I believe, God-inspired words of our Constitution.
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?—Psalm 11:3
When parts of our history are obliterated, they will be replaced by something. Nature abhors a vacuum.
Today, let’s celebrate a Nation that began as a Christian Nation with leaders who often quoted the Bible, leaders like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Richard Henry Lee.
Happy Fourth of July, everybody. May we celebrate our independence from tyrannical thought. May we value our freedoms and guard them against loss!
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