So what have I been contemplating so much in the past few months? What has been consuming my thought life?
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (listen)Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble An if I stay it will be double So come on and let me know
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Wearing my emotions on my sleeve is my general rule of thumb. It’s my homage to my father if you will, as that is the type of man he is as well. It’s either that or just one of those traits that has been passed down to me through genetics or by some other means, depending upon your nature versus nurture stance. But that really isn’t my point.
My point is that when something is bothering me or making me happy I let people know it either by my words or through my facial expressions, body language, etc. However; I have noticed that I don’t usually blog during those times that I’m struggling, perplexed or thinking through things. I find that odd since I’m so outspoken about my feelings everywhere else.
Perhaps it’s because there seems to be more permanence with your words on a blog that doesn’t exist elsewhere. All I really know is that it seems contrary to my personality not to express myself during these times and since my blog; to some extant, is a reflection of my personality, values and beliefs that should appear here too.
Thus the enigmatic riddle of me.
Yesterday our nation celebrated our independence from an oppressive regime that has since become a close ally. Each year we are reminded of the amazing sacrifices that our forefathers made on our behalf, so that we may enjoy the freedoms that so many of us take for granted now.
John Adams spoke these words on July 1, 1776, “Before God, I believe the hour has come. My judgment approves this measure, and my whole heart is in it. All that I have, and all that I am, and all that I hope in this life, I am now ready here to stake upon it. And I leave off as I began, that live or die, survive or perish, I am for the Declaration.” The Declaration that he was so unquestionably ready to die for, was that which proclaimed our freedom from England.
These words remind me that though we declared our independence from one sovereign, we must daily declare our dependence upon another Sovereign. It is our dependence upon the King of Kings that has blessed our nation and allowed us the opportunity to preserve our freedom and that of others. Not everyone agrees with that, but it is not uniformity that we seek – it is unity.
Though it seems at times that we, as Americans, are not unified on many issues; it is my hope that we can become unified behind the idea that our country is a source of great good in this world. May our nation be united in a declaration of dependence upon the one that is the source of that great good in the United States – our Sovereign Lord, Jesus Christ.