To good not to share...

Written by a man of God whom I've never met in person, but have become friends with through Facebook: As I head to bed tonight I wonder what has happened? It seems to have happened so quickly. Even over my life time 4 years is just a blink. Just a thought. But we as a nation have plummeted into a pit of hate, despair, envy, murder so dark and so deep I fear we may never come out. Our hope is not to be found here. Our change will not come from a city filled with the greed of ages. I find myself a stranger in a strange land. Unfamiliar with the new customs we are expected to abide by. The religions of the pagan world surround me. Our history is mocked, our faith stolen, our hearts broken. Strange new temples dominate the skyline. Prayers from far away lands and evil gods now cover our cities. Yet still we wonder why has he forsaken us? Where have all the good people gone? How are we to live without the light, the compass, or the grace shown by our Father? Our nation I am afraid will stumble, fall, and collapse on the shards of those who came before us. A wasted venture. A failed promise. For when people are afraid of freedom what can we do? If we cannot imagine the daring, the brave, the fearless things. We cannot imagine the next day. Because security is fleeting. Freedom is dangerous. Without the fear of failure the excitement of success would not be so grand. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness now are terms from a mystical land. Terms to be viewed as idealistic but not practical. Life we know is subject to our own terms. For only then can we sacrifice our future on the altar of lust and power. Your safety is meaningless unless the most innocent are keep from harm. Our lives revolve around snookie, snoop, and where Michelle and oprah go on vacation. We have no time for virtue, love, or faith. Things long since tossed to the side for progress sake. Forward for forwards sake. Money, sex, and drugs are the fuel we burn now. Celebrity the new gods of today. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. More than just a word. Freedom is what we have been handed down. Slavery is what we will hand down. God forgive us. For if this mighty ship. This beautiful city on a hill is not saved now. Where will freedom go? She like so many of our children will be placed upon the altar of self. To never rise again.