Independence Day Thoughts

Happy 4th of July. God has indeed been gracious to the United States, and I'm grateful for it. Sure, there's plenty of things about our foreign and domestic policies that I don't like. But I'm happy to call this country my home; a country which values human dignity and holds itself and its leaders accountable through checks and balances. Sure, there are flaws; sometimes there are scandals. But by and large, this country values truth and compassion - and this is God's grace, for humans by nature are deceitful and selfish. There is still much work to do; let us pray that God will continue to be gracious to us and help us to do this work. The home of the Christian is heaven, first and foremost, and we must not forget this.

But today, let's honor this country we call our current home. Happy 4th of July.

UPDATE at July 5, 2006, 6:13 PM:

I tried to get the image of an American flag on here and couldn't quite do it.