Happy belated Independence Day! I hope you have had/ and are having a great week, especially when you can visit with your family, friends, relatives and more.
As I prepare for this article, I have been considering with gratitude for living in the United States of America as our culture and media seems to offer several “truths” that are not real TRUTH. As I will not dive into the weeds of this conversation, I would like to show (from my perspective) how wonderful it is to live in our country with balance.
For instance, most of us can drink clean water every day, 24/7/365. Most of us can eat well, three meals. Most of us can live in a safe environment. We have systems like health care, education, police, firefighters, military, leaders from our community, state, and country. We do not live in a country that is in a real civil war, under day-to-day terrorism or dictatorship. We have the right to speech and protecting our families. (Yes, we could discuss with each of the above, but in the big picture, we have so many brothers and sisters that have the opposite experiences every day in their lives).
And, praise God, we have received our country of freedom, justice, and liberty. I am genuinely grateful for being able to offer a Mass as a Catholic priest in two beautiful parishes. It is a blast to work at our school in which we can teach to your students in the presence of Jesus Christ.
I believe that we are a generous country, whether around the world, within our country or in challenging situations (ex. Natural disasters in which FEMA or emergency places that are helped within our own country, communities, churches, volunteers and around).
Finally, may we thank God for our opportunities in the USA! May us always pray for God’s will be done in our country, as we, as Catholics, must continue to follow our King, Jesus Christ.
God Bless!
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