"Unless The Lord builds the house, the workers labor in vain."
The forefathers of The United States believed that their labor to build a great land would not be in vain.
What do you think our forefathers would think of The U.S.A now?
I suppose they would be disappointed at best.
Moral decay is a growing problem. Violence fills not only the news, but countless TV shows. Some people have just given up.
The economy is a mess. Even Middle Class families need to go to food pantries. Unemployment effects everyone in one sense or another.
The presidential election is quickly approaching and the candidates are flinging mud again. Yesterday in church I heard quite the notion; why split the the nation in a contest of of Democrat VS. Republican and instead come together as a nation united.
Let's become we the people.
One Nation under God, not one nation under religion.
Perhaps the idea is to stop ignoring the crumbling ground as a nation divided against itself. It shouldn't matter who's right or wrong but how do we fix the problems.
The song "Imagine" by John Lennon has lyrics that say, "No need for greed or hunger. The brotherhood of man."
The song "Come Together" by The Beatles has a line that goes, "Come together right now over me."
We could replace "me" in this section of the lyrics with God and even and maybe this a solution to any problem. It wouldn't to try.
Some of the words of The Our Father prayer are as follows, "To be forgiven our trespasses we forgive those who trespass against us." We may not be able to forget but forgiveness and leads to healing.
Truly getting together could join us to rebuild our broken down country.
In church we may share the sign of peace with each other is good but actions speak louder than words.
Flashing the peace sign though comforting needs validation which comes with the practice of actually spreading peace.
1st Corinthians 15:58 (Paraphrase)
" Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters be firm, steadfast to the work of God, knowing in the creator your labor is not in vain."
