Michael, You Did Good!
Michael Phelps did it! I have not heard how many were watching when he broke the Olympic gold medal record, but I imagine it was a lot. I had to Tevo it myself. In fact, I recorded two events, Phelps and the Saddleback interview of Obama and McCain. I have watched Phelps win, but the other… I’ll have to get around to it!
Does that mean that I am not interested in the current political scene? Absolutely not! I care very much about the next presidential election; however, a man representing America who was about to put our nation in the record books… It commanded my attention more. We tend to rally when someone commands national attention.
Now, that prods my imagination. We are a nation in love with “self”, and materialism is the order of the day. Even the election is polarizing many who are looking for “what is best for ‘me’!” But, for one brief week, we had our eyes drawn to China and glued upon a man swimming in eight races. And, why did we want him to win? Because we are Americans, and he represented America.
I wonder, what will it take for us to want what is best for America rather than what is best for “me”? What would God have to do to strip our eyes off ourselves so that we could get back to our original focus of “God, Family, and Country”? Would He have to remove the “things” that are now preoccupying us? Like the “Walton’s”, would we have to endure a Great Depression in order to again see the value of family, family values, and national pride? And, if He did, would it be so bad?
Every year, we are moving further away from those who remember soup kitchens and bread lines. They tell me it was a difficult time but also a time filled with good memories. They didn’t have much, but neither did anyone else! It was enough to have a plate of food, a place to sleep, a change of clothes, to have a family, and to be Americans!
Michael, you did well! Too bad that we will soon forget how great it was to root for you.
Does that mean that I am not interested in the current political scene? Absolutely not! I care very much about the next presidential election; however, a man representing America who was about to put our nation in the record books… It commanded my attention more. We tend to rally when someone commands national attention.
Now, that prods my imagination. We are a nation in love with “self”, and materialism is the order of the day. Even the election is polarizing many who are looking for “what is best for ‘me’!” But, for one brief week, we had our eyes drawn to China and glued upon a man swimming in eight races. And, why did we want him to win? Because we are Americans, and he represented America.
I wonder, what will it take for us to want what is best for America rather than what is best for “me”? What would God have to do to strip our eyes off ourselves so that we could get back to our original focus of “God, Family, and Country”? Would He have to remove the “things” that are now preoccupying us? Like the “Walton’s”, would we have to endure a Great Depression in order to again see the value of family, family values, and national pride? And, if He did, would it be so bad?
Every year, we are moving further away from those who remember soup kitchens and bread lines. They tell me it was a difficult time but also a time filled with good memories. They didn’t have much, but neither did anyone else! It was enough to have a plate of food, a place to sleep, a change of clothes, to have a family, and to be Americans!
Michael, you did well! Too bad that we will soon forget how great it was to root for you.
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