America! Growing with you has been an adventure. There you stand watching as our dreams come true, ordinary and extraordinary – Yes, sometimes dreams do fall apart, but we thank you for providing all of us a chance to dream and then another, and the opportunity to work hard and succeed. You are about the freedom to choose, figure it out, and work hard to survive and discover our joy, our very lives, and our success. You (and we) are not perfect, but we keep trying to work together and get it right.
Make no mistake, you have already gotten much right…through the years, your citizens have made extraordinary strides accepting one another for the ‘content of their character’ as the great leader Martin Luther King so wisely dreamed of for your people, America.
Americans care passionately for one another. Every situation may not be understood yet we stand ready to support and offer a hand up. The love we have for each other is unmistakable. It is evident when there is a disaster of some kind or when a loss is experienced by a neighbor, a friend, and often by a complete stranger.
A love light shines as volunteers go far and wide here and other countries to be a beacon of hope. Americans donate millions of dollars each year to assist others as they face some catastrophe. Immigrants who want to work hard, and make their way fairly to become part of our citizenry, are always welcome. Look for the good, embrace the positive to be part of the solution not the problem.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 New International Version (NIV) 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declared our Lord “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Matthew 22:37-39 37Jesus replied: “‘Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.
