Feel my hand, it is I ..

It has been said no man believes until he has felt the hand and his fingers have touched the wound, the first of these men to be Thomas, hence the ‘doubting Thomas’ label. Is it so difficult to believe without feeling, seeing; do men need convincing of the truth or is their will to believe so weakened they must feel the hand?

There are many truths to behold, the most important truth is that which saves us. The word is written, the story told, but we must remember above all things we have the will, the free will to allow our creators principles to guide us. Is our desire to be oppressed, without access to the joys of our creator? Is it his word that tells us to live in oppression, to give up our worldly pleasures for the good of the people, the good of the world or are the words by a man seeking to be God, declaring himself to be supreme with no principles but those created by himself? Are these things he creates sustainable or shall they crash down upon him and all those he controls where good prevails and rises up around the destruction? Is the latter that through the centuries and millenniums dictate to be fact, the rising and falling of empires, trying to be god, but failing as good rises up to destroy that which is evil.

I say, behold the truth, if you do not see it, look for it. You say to me, if the truth be so easy to find, why must you seek so hard to find it; but you must seek it where you least expect it, for there hidden the truth lies. The truth does not hide from you, but you have hidden yourself from it. You chose to either to open your eyes or slumber.

Where is God in America?

My Fellow Patriots,

I am greatly saddened, seeing the course this republic has taken regarding the expression of religion. The Government, against the Supreme Law {Constitution], has taken a liberal and atheist approach, removing God from America. I see citizens side stepping, allowing the Government, upon the desires of atheist liberal men [and women] to remove God from America.

Do the people not desire freedom? For what have men given their lives for, but not for freedom.  How weak are Americans in the spirit of God? Or shall I believe the desires of the few, be so powerful, Americans lay down their bibles? What weak faith.

Dear people, the Constitution gave you rights of worship without Government interference. No government shall tell you how to worship or by that matter, tell you, no demand; that you NOT worship. This people, is a great misfortune for America.

Christmas brings celebrations of great humor and joyous sounds of love and peace, but I seen none of this. Hanukkah should be of joy and peace, with flickering of lit candles in windows, but again I see none. Why do you people hide what brings you peace in your heart?

America founded on faith so strong, lives given for God, so others live in freedom of worship expression, without Government interference.  America, born with trust in God, thriving on words of God; hangs today on a thread of hope. Did such men sacrifice for naught? Without freedom, without God; America shall wane. A country void of God finds its people lacking in will.

God and faith sheds a ray of hope and love upon the country’s people, with no God, you have darkness. The country withers. The light is dimming in America, I implore you, stand up for her and God, Express yourselves, secured for all humanity by sacrifices; the First Amendment still stands as law. The Government is to refrain from interfering and applying political views and demands upon the people’s religious expression.

To this end, no government shall tell you how NOT to express yourself.  Be wise in your expression, ever giving thought for another’s right and never be intolerant, remembering we share the same creator. Our expressions may vary or differ yet we remain alike in our love of country and God. Let this candle of love and hope burn forever bright in the hearts of all Americans. I pass along to all my fellow patriots hope and love for your Hanukkah and Christmas; share, each of you, in the joys of such faith.

May God keep this country’s candle burning bright.

In Liberty to All,

A Jeffersonian Patriot

In God We Trust

What a fitting time that we think of God. Many of us who do not head to church will do so this weekend, like Christmas, Easter is a time to renew our faith. Too busy for God, too busy to worship but just to be sure he will remember us we head off to church at least twice a year.
Our faith, our belief in God is not measured by how many times we enter the church of our choice nor is it measured by what religion, if any, we choose to follow. God is God, he is what keeps us going from the inside out. Whenever we feel the need to strengthen our inner selves we need only seek God out and we will discover some hidden inner strength we had not discovered. There is never a time we are not too busy for God because God just is there for us at any given moment, we just need to think of him and he is there, it is just that simple.
So how is it that God got left out or pushed out of things in our country? Surely, we know he was quite instrumental in putting America together. He was there for our founding fathers when they toiled about how to write the Constitution, he was there for Jefferson when he wondered what words to use for the Declaration of Independence and when John Adams agonized over the words to use to convince the other delegates to stand up with him in support of the independence God was right there and he continued his support throughout American history.
Not one man shed one drop of blood for freedom or liberty without God being there to aid in that man's journey in the fight. Ask any soldier and he will tell you how he feels the presence of God standing beside him on the battlefield. God knows freedom, he knows what every man desires and he is ready to be with any man who has the strength and faith to stand up for such freedom.
So where is God? Is he still around? Has our government convinced enough that God does not exist or should not exist? The answer is simple and powerful - No. God is too strong, too powerful, too wonderful for us to just abandon him. There is no way some government will convince us that God is not good enough for us or that God will make others feel bad about each other. On the contrary, God makes us, teaches us that we love each other, that we enjoy sharing with each other that which we have an abundance of, makes us smile with each other, bless each other and makes us blind to color and creed, letting us see only our fellow brothers and sisters.
God opens our eyes while the government wants us to close our eyes, in fact, it tries to blind us, blindfold us. God rips the blindfolds off, allows us to see where we have been blinded and gives us insight into our fellow men. What others try to hide from us under falsehoods God exposes the truth. What evils others try to do to us in the name of good God pulls off the sheep's clothing to reveal the wolf. God is truly in our midst and we can clearly see him.
When the masses are heading out for services this weekend and many that do not think of God do so this weekend we need to take the time to focus on joining together in thought or prayer, if you will, for the healing, the new birth of this nation so God can once again be a visible part of it rather than be a silent partner in it's well being. If you love America, you love God. America in God we trust ---------