First published in the Sunday Bulletin of the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity, 7th Sun. after Pentecost, 2020 (July 8)
From the opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence… “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
From the Preamble to our Constitution… “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
I think we all agree that the “Perfect Union,” the “Blessings of Liberty,” and the assurance to all of the “Unalienable Rights” endowed by our Creator, are noble ideals and have been a work-in-progress for us over these last 244 years, but these ideals upon which this nation was founded, along with American democracy and free enterprise, have produced the greatest, freest, and most prosperous nation the world has seen. Millions have been lifted to new standards of living.
The Founding
Fathers generally believed that such an enterprise was dependent on the
providence of God and maintenance of Judeo-Christian principals. As Christians, we heartily agree. May God continue to “stand beside her, and
guide her.” God Bless America! The Reverend Rob Hartley
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