Hey Everyone,
It is almost that time – the 4th of July! Grilling out and driving through and all of those other american food-related past times will seem a little sweeter this coming week. When recently asked what my plans were, I realized that last year at this time I was getting ready to not only skip town but leave the country, and it wasn’t the first time! I spent one fourth of July in Berlin with Wim Wenders who might have thought I was French…
Anyway, I actually just wanted to share with you a few images that crossed my path today that moved me to a contemplative state as I consider the phrase, “God Bless America”. This year I want to consider what that would actually mean – presupposing that God is real, that he would be inclined to enrich a place or group of people with his particular grace/power/authority by “blessing” them, what would this mean? What are people asking for when they say this? Is it a plea for wealth? Freedom from other earthy oppression aside from the state of poverty? Thoughts?…
What do YOU think when you hear “God Bless America”?