Sweetheart and I ate out at a local restaurant last night. We were coming home at about 8:00. I looked into the sky and saw the sun shining brightly--
and it was orange!
In the early mornings, when I am doing my exercises and the sun is just coming up over the horizon, the sky has shown me many different colors. The sky can be pink or purple or red or orange, but the sun is always the same light yellow.
I'm sure the sun is always the same color. It's the earth's atmosphere that changes its appearance. Astronomers or meteorologists could explain the phenomenon. I just think it's pretty.
I've been seeing the sun, up in the sky, ever since I was a little girl. That's one thing about the sun--it's up there every day, even when we don't see it.
Through the millennia, the sun has shone down upon the Earth on many people, animals, places, and events. If the sun had emotions and feelings, I wonder how it would have felt about some things that have happened through the ages.
I think it would have been grief-stricken to see how people pit themselves against others, causing them harm, for their betterment. And I think it would be sad to see how people in the United States and around the world are tearing each other apart.
I think it would be sad to see how some people are being positioned against others because of economic conditions. Just because some people have more money and more amenities, other people don't need to be envious.
Hard work can improve conditions. I learned in seventh-grade history class that Americans live in a classless society. Do people in Washington, D.C., want to change that with their policies?
Churches were once full, on Sundays. The media would show videos of the President coming out of church on Sunday with his family. People were neighborly and helped each other. Families consisted of a married husband, wife, and children.
Dr. Martin Luther King said, in his, I Have A Dream speech, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
At this time in history, the media and government officials divide people into economic conditions, gender, and race by focusing on their differences, rather than their similarities.
We are further divided by our language, not only by how we are encouraged (and sometimes mandated) to refer to other people but by whether we can speak at all.
I once tried to read the Communist Manifesto, but it was so boring I had to put it down. I had it explained to me, though, and the fellow said the things I have mentioned are hallmarks of Marxism.
Do you think those things are happening in America today? If so, what do we do about it?
Much of what is happening is due to our out-of-control federal government.
We can change that through the power of the US Constitution. It’s outlined in Article V. The states can propose amendments to demand fiscal responsibility; limit the scope and authority of the federal government; and institute term limits for all federal officials.
For more information, go to COSA's website and sign the petition.
Maybe the sun doesn't feel sad about today's happenings, but I'll bet God is. The answer to the turmoil and disruption in our lives can be found in Scripture. 2 Chronicles 7:14. Look it up.
