On this 4th of July, my heart is heavy with sadness as our nation’s leaders have taken food and healthcare from the poor to give the wealthy a tax break and to fund detainment and deportation of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. How are we to celebrate freedom when we have just passed legislation that will put people in bondage and condemn them to death? How are we to mark the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence when our nation has returned to tyranny and embraced fascism and funded a police state? For me, this is not a day to celebrate; it is a day to lament and grieve and cry out to God.
“Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered” Psalm 60:5
“Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.” Psalm 79:9
“Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.” Psalm 10:12
“Save us in the time of trial and deliver us from all evil.” Matthew 6:13 (The Lord’s Prayer translation from Aramaic)
Tongue on Fire 