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God Bless America—Again

The song "God Bless America" is also a prayer that God will bless us again. For in spite of all our blessings we still have great needs. I think what Charles Dickens said concerning the French Revolution in A Tale of Two Cities could well be applied to our day. He said, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” 

Today is a time of division. There is a deep cleavage in our land. It is also a time of fear. Scientifically we are in graduate school; morally we are in kindergarten. The same science that has put men on the moon has also made it possible for rogue nations to possess explosive nuclear weapons that are much more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Are those nations sophisticated enough and spiritual enough to handle such power? Newscaster Hugh Downs once said that this would be like “giving old-fashioned straight razors to a room full of kindergarten children.” 

It is a time of confusion also. We banned cyclamate because we thought it caused cancer in rats. We have not banned cigarettes when we know they cause cancer in people. It is also a time of suspicion. We wonder if anyone can stand investigation. 

I believe that these problems are essentially spiritual and not political. The only way we will ever solve our problems is by a spiritual revival—a returning to God. God gave us the formula when he said to Moses of Israel, “O that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!” (Deuteronomy 5:29) If we want it to be well with us and with our children, then we need to revere and obey God. The prayer of every Christian today should be “God bless America … again.”

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