Happy Independence Day!

This Tuesday, July 4, our nation celebrates its independence for the 247th time. We rightly invoke the high ideals and humanitarian intentions of our nation, and as Lincoln said, “It is for us to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us, … that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.” As we rededicate ourselves, may we pray for our nation, our home.