Saturday, November 10, 2012
We're Rich
We live in an amazing country
famous for its God, its liberty and its variety. For centuries, this combination has served us
well. May God give us the sense to hang
on to Him and liberty so we can continue to enjoy the variety.
Those of you who have had the
privilege of traveling the U.S. have witnessed it richness of climate and
geography. Most of us have sung about
the purple mountains and golden plains in the patriotic song “America the
Beautiful”. We are rich in land, in
natural resources and in history. But America’s most important resource is its people. We are a melting pot.
Did you know that:
·
More Jews live in
America than live in Israel.
·
More persons of
African descent live in America than in any country except Nigeria.
·
More Samoans live
in America than in Samoa.
·
More Hispanics
live in America than in any country except Mexico or Spain.
·
Within a few
years more Hispanics will live in America than the total population of Canada.
·
More Cubans live
in Miami than in any city except for Havana.
Our founding fathers embraced
the idea of legal immigration. They
greeted people from around the world with open arms. This philosophy was made obvious in 1903 when
a plaque was mounted on the Statue of Liberty, which was the first sight most
immigrants to New York would behold. The
statue is located on Liberty Island in New York harbor and the plaque mounted
inside the monument includes these famous lines written by Emma Lazarus:
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
America is rich in
resources. We are rich in geographical
features. We are rich in History. We are
rich in people groups. We have enjoyed prosperity because all this richness was
nourished by a people who prayed for God’s blessings and provided a sanctuary
for people to worship freely, no matter their color or creed. God has blessed this conglomeration of people
and cultures as much as He possibly could. Pray for America that we would stay
free and under God – that is a winning combination. God has heard our prayers and responded to
our free worship and made us rich.
Psalm 67:1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and
cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
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