John 15:13 – No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

Two hundred and twenty-nine (229) years ago our Founding-Fathers made some serious and passionate decisions regarding our great nation. The New World landscape changed, and at great cost to everyone, a new nation was born, The United States of America. This birth cost families much, sons, husbands, fathers, daughters, mothers, friends and complete strangers. Neighbors pitted against each other, even families were torn as to the side to take. States had to choose on their own courses and yet through all a great nation grew into existence.

Thursday, December 15, 2005, hundreds of thousands Iraq people, made some serious and passionate decisions regarding the birth of what they hope to be a great nation. They went out to vote. The cost again was and is great, we have all lost much, sons, husbands, fathers, daughters, mothers, friends and complete strangers. Neighbors pitted against each other, even families are torn as to the side to take. Our great Nation has yet to actually stand up as a unified body and declare this to be good.

It is in my opinion a right and noble thing. I was not able to be part of our nations birth, only in the rememberance of that great event. I am blessed and humbled to actually witness the great sacrifice made by so many in my name (a proud Christian and American) and I pray unceasingly that God will continue to bless all of us in this great struggle. I need to voice my support for those who have paid and continue to pay the ultimate price by showing their great love for one another, people they do not even know.

John 15:13 – No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

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