America

Once to every man and nation
Comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with Falsehood,
For the good or evil side.
Truth forever on the scaffold
Wrong forever on the throne.
Then it is the brave man chooses,
While the coward stands aside,
Doubting in his object spirit,
Till his Lord is crucified.
-James Russell Lowell

America

America—
What a blessed sound to me!
For ‘tis my homeland, home of the free.

America—
‘Tis the country which gave me birth;
My country, until for Heaven I leave this earth.

America—
The dear, sweet, grand, old USA.
Governed by God in the past and yet today.

America—
On God’s standard was founded,
But Christian principles our leaders have grounded.

America—
A country God hath blessed,
Having now all right abandoned, is distressed.

America—
God help my country!
And may it turn back to Thee!

-G.L.G.

Encouraging Words

Submitted by “Grandma” Jessica Brink

Though peace be shattered by war’s agitation,
Though change and tension give birth to great fears
God still remains an unshaken foundation,
Strong to support through turbulent years.
-Linda Sandell, based on Isaiah 54:10

“Heavenly Father, when news reports cause anxieties and fears to surround us, may we pause and remember that You have the final word.”

Do not pray for easy lives;
Pray to be stronger people.
Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers;
Pray for power equal to your tasks.
-Phillips Brooks

“Happy is the man who can keep a quiet heart in the chaos and tumult of this modern world.” -Patience Strong