17 Grieve for this nation,
you neighbors of Moab,
all you who know his name.
Proclaim how its mighty scepter
and magnificent staff are shattered!
Every time we turn on the TV we hear of something that is wrong. Sometimes it is about a bomb, sometimes it is about abuse from a teacher or a student, at other times it is about our government and the fighting going on amongst the parties. The news is full of things that make us think that this world is falling apart at the seams. I think we as people love to hear about the gruesome and the sad. I don't know, but maybe it makes us feel better about our lives and the minor things that we just can't seem to figure out.
But for sure, our nation is changing. We are becoming more and more numb to the things that would have bothered us just a few years ago. Even we as Christians are more excepting of things we know are not of God. The verse from Jeremiah does say it so perfectly. We should grieve for the ways of our past. We should grieve for what our country was founded on and seems to have forgotten. "In God We Trust", that is what is on our money. But do we?
All is not gloom though. Spring has sprung. The flowers are blooming . God with all his grace still loves us and wants the best for us, everyday. He wants to bless us and make it so life is sweet and good. All we have to do is let Him.
Here is a prayer we should all lean on
Let God grant us grace and bless us;
let God make his face shine on us, Amen.
Then maybe the next time we turn on the TV we can see how good this world really can be!
Blessings!
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