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We Need God
My Thoughts on America
“In God We Trust.” That is our official national motto, but we’re not acting like it or living like it. Instead, most Americans trust in themselves, other people, money, politics, or power.
My heart breaks for this country as we have given ourselves over increasingly to hatred, bitterness, division, and despair.
We search for peace and answers, and yet we never are able to find them. We turn to movements and leaders, and they always seem to come up short and disappoint.
Two of my favorite Bible verses appear back-to-back in the book of Psalms. They are situated very close to the middle of the Bible itself. Those verses are:
It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.Psalm 118:8–9, NKJV
I realize not everyone reading this shares my Christian faith. I posted similar comments on Twitter, and a person responded with “I’ll choose to live in the real world, thanks.”
And that’s fine.
I believe in freedom of thought, speech, and religion. I accept that many Americans aren’t people of faith, and that’s between them, their conscience, and their Creator.
