March 4, 1789 the first Congress of the United States meets in New York City, puts constitution into effect, receives proposed Bill of Rights.
I'll save you doing the math: that was 227 years ago.
We've come a long way, Baby. The question is: Are we headed in the right direction?
We've grown, we've seen many advances in technologies, many changes in the social fabric; we've engaged in many conflicts. Old Glory has fifty stars and she still flies. The question is: How long will she continue to wave?
We are given to "progress," to compulsions, and to deliberations, to argument, and even, alas, to outrage and insults: The question is: Are these the values by which we really want to live?
One could hope that the momentum of descent into a morass, a quagmire, could be slowed, could be stopped before it is too late. And the question is: If that original set of congressmen of 1789, in their powdered wigs and frilled shirts could see us today, would they see the extension of the body and the nation as they envisioned it, or would they see an asylum run by the inmates?
The prayer is: God help the denizens of the USA.
7 comments:
And everybody is moving to Canada...
And may God grant us mercy.
They would "flip their wigs". (And prayer would be a good thing right now.)
Vee, good answer. Prayer is always a good thing, but is it too late to get the people turned around. Inasmuch as we are s self-governed nation I fear our government is a reflection of ourselves; and if people cannot govern themselves, how then can they govern a nation?
I think you are right in that those seeking nominations are a reflection of ourselves. Society no longer speaks the truth or distinguishes right from wrong. We are politically correct; have produced clueless generations of children; ignore and even outlaw the displaying of the ten commandments, teach our children that whatever entertains them or makes them feel special and valued is to come before faith and learning to love and give; keep for ourselves rather than share with others; focus inwardly rather than outwardly; no longer consider the use of bad language a reflection of character; and the list could go on.
Rant over for now.
Vee, rant? An excellent treatise. This arrived in my inbox just moments after I had read the tiny sombrero broohaha at Bowdoin. Is it 1984 yet?
Grace, maybe a good thing we lost the 54-40 dispute-- more space in Canada.
Chuck, God's mercy is the only hope.
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