Good Morning, God,
The fireworks have begun, loving God. We have begun lighting up our skies with sparklers, kabooms, pops, and great bursts of light. We are remembering the "bombs bursting in air that gave proof through the night that our flag was still there."… And it was.
Lord God, as we begin our Independence Day celebrations, may we truly remember the thoughts behind our independence and what it takes to maintain it. May we remember that it took minds that knew you and hearts that loved you. May we remember that it took lives that sacrificed limbs and life in the battles to pay for the rights of freedom.
Most of all, may we remember that it is you, Creator God, that allows us to be governed in the way and by whom we are governed. You have allowed the authority, you place the authority, that guides and protects and challenges us.
May we be ever mindful of the cost of our independence, and the necessity of being dependent upon your grace to sustain us and our country, Almighty God.
In Jesus's name, Amen.
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