Freedom...
What does freedom mean to you?
What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen for his own.
Psalm 33:12 NLT
"I
will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars, and I
will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the
nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham
listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, regulations,
and laws."
Genesis 26:4-5 NLT
The source of liberty
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances—to choose one's own way.Victor Frankl
For
Americans, July 4 has special meaning as we celebrate Independence Day.
There are parades and picnics and fireworks. It is a day to
celebrate freedom—and to recognize God as the true source of freedom
and blessing for any nation.
So much of our freedom today
seems bound up in a world driven by material possessions, yet those who
died for the liberty we enjoy often did so to obtain or preserve
freedoms of conscience—speech, religion, assembly, among others. And
much of the blessing we enjoy today began with the promise God made to
Abraham
This 4th of July we were fortunate enough to be part of the Henry Family Reunion (Kurt's mom is a Henry) the ages ranged from 2 to 92 and it was a pure and simple example of what the freedom we have in this great country is all about. God loving, family first people from all parts of the country...together in a free country that many have died to protect. We join with each of you our friends, family and fellow bloggers in rejoicing and praying that our countries motto "In God We Trust" remains a true statement of who we are...
Happy Independence Day! Happy Summer!!
