Today is Friday, August 13th, 2004; Karen's Korner #350

The past few days I have been thinking more and more about the state of our country. My thoughts have less to do with politics and Republicans versus Democrats than the direction our collective lives our headed.

 

Last night I got an email stating that a judge near Houston, Texas has ordered the removal of Bible in a lighted showcase on public property. The Bible is displayed, along with a memorial to same local guy. The memorial has been on these grounds for the past 50 years. But now, according to the judge, it is offensive and violates separation of church and state.

 

Inch by inch we are removing God from our public square, our collective and individual lives. We call it allowing for more 'freedoms' of others and ourselves.

 

For years and years, man-made and natural disasters have happened to other countries, but not here. Some times and some places a storm might hit a country and 30,000 people are killed. "Doesn't happen in America," I have sometimes marveled. Some countries have some internal political strife or bad leaders and hundreds of thousands are killed. "Doesn't happen on our soil," I think.

 

Has God blessed us favorably over the past decades? Maybe centuries? He honors and protects us, because that is what we have asked Him to do? Have we been blessed with His grace and mercy?

 

What happens when we turn our backs on Him? His principles? His guidance? His best plans for successful living and lives? Will He be there for us?

 

If He isn't, I am not sure we have enough resources -- time, money, and people - for "homeland security".

 

We will have chosen to "go it alone" and God will let us!


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