It’s a great campaign slogan.
So was Hope and Change.
Republicans at the National Convention were wildly enthusiastic about Donald Trump. He promises to “Make America Great Again”. They believe him.
I listened to his entire speech and came away with an empty feeling. Maybe that’s just me. Throughout the Convention, the only mention I heard of God was from Governor Pence when he stated he is a Christian, and Trump when he ended his speech with “God bless you”. I don’t question Pence’s commitment to Christ. Trump’s farewell “God bless you” might as well have been “Happy Trails to You”. I am reminded that it came from the man who said he doesn’t need forgiveness.
I don’t have the energy or motivation to trash Trump. It just seems to me that if we are really going to “Make America Great Again”, we should consider what made it great to begin with.
Our first President, after his inauguration, led the entire Congress to a church to pray. America proceeded to become the greatest nation the world has ever known.
Decades later, it seems we have forgotten where we began. America is in decline. Or economy is in trouble. Violence and crime plague our communities.
Trump was clear, “I, and I alone” can fix it. The crowd cheered.
All of the Trump hype leaves me empty. It seems to me that we have pushed any reliance on God further away and placed our national hopes on the man and his promises. There isn’t much doubt that Trump has accomplished big things. He has been very successful.
The empty feeling I am left with results from the absence of any apparent reliance on or commitment to the God that has blessed us and made us a great nation to begin with. Are we so arrogant as a Nation that we no longer need to look to the God who created us? Can we really succeed without Him? I long for leaders with a life creed that says ” I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me”.
I don’t see too many.
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I thought Trumps was excellent. I would give him an A plus. He covered most everything except abortion I expect him to cover that too. He was not my choice either, Ben Carsen was. We, Republicans need to get off our “High Horse” and get behind our candidate, quit acting like spoiled Brats.Instead get on our knees. Pray through this. Pray that Trump will except Christ it can be only a prayer away. The LORD is still in control. we need to put our full trust in him. If we keep acting like this Hillary will win. Is this what you want? Think about it.