The Storm Is Upon Us

As all focus is on the hurricane, I wonder ... what am I not seeing? Better put, as the magician has caused me to look at his right hand, I wonder what he's doing with his left hand? The smallest, most insignificant little news story is probably the one that exposes the real activity camouflaged by the occurrence of the hurricane. For far too long, Christians have blamed "Caesar" (the government) for the course taken by America. We of this new millennium must understand that this is a different governmental moment than that which existed 2000 years ago: As citizens of the USA … WE, the people, are "Caesar". We, the people of the USA have the ability to impact, and (as spoken in our Declaration of Independence) “when necessary“ exercise the right to alter the method and personnel of our governing bodies. In the 1960's and early 1970's, we spoke as a nation to correct socio-economic errors that had previously eliminated access to freedom and opportunity for many who were not treated with socio-economical equality. Were we not presently so complacent, and even negligent in actively participating in the process of our government, more folks would speak with the same knowledge and passion of the more politically visible. We do not have to agree on every aspect of politics, government , or philosophy. We must, however, conduct ourselves as active members of a self governing nation, displaying to the world our particular version of civilization. Better late than never.