"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"(Micah 6:8 KJV)
"I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation."(George Washington, intent to retire as Commander In Chief of Continental Army, Circular, 8 June 1783)
George Washington's prayer should be all of our daily prayers. The ideas of justice and mercy seems to have gotten lost in the years since the founding of this country. The freedoms afforded us by our Constitution have become distorted. Freedom of speech has become the freedom to lie and to not act justly or mercifully in order to pursue one's own pursuit of happiness.
It seems that, way too often, we forget that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is to be afforded to all people. I can barely turn on the news on any day without hearing someone indicting someone else and most often that is based totally on hearsay. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty? And, you know what I am talking about! I am not talking about the guy who was caught on camera shooting a clerk in a convenience store. I am talking about the slander thrown about by our politicians! I am talking about the propaganda produced by the news media! No justice! No mercy! Just tear the country apart with slander and lies for personal agendas! This was not the intent of our founding fathers!
And, I'd really like to know what happened to Jeffrey Epstein's cohorts? As active as he was, someone besides the victims knows something. Not hearing too much about that! Should there not be a real investigation into him or is there one and it just involves too many people who are held in high esteem so it must be swept under the carpet? It is not justice or mercy for any victims to sweep crimes under the carpet.
George Washington prayed that we would entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for our fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and for those who have served in the field. He prayed that we would do justice, love mercy, and live our lives with charity, humility and pacific temper of mind.
May God help us all to humble ourselves and with peaceful hearts and minds to do justice and to love mercy.
God's Peace - Pr. J
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