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live / f a i t h thy kingdom come, thy will be done...in
america
by rev. donnie wilkinson, senior pastor of broadmoor united methodist church ?e voice on the radio said that it was time for the program?s weekly tribute to
america
as the piano and voice of ray charles singing ?
america
the beautiful? came through the speakers. i turned up the volume and sang along to ray?s soulful voice, but as the song ended, i realized something was missing. w hat was missing was the third verse which includes the line, ?
america
!
america
!
god
mend thine every f law?? as parents, my wife and i want our
children
to love
america
and to be good citizens. we are also committed to raising our
children
as disciples of jesus christ. one of the first things we taught our
children
was the lord ?s prayer which includes this line, ?thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.? as disciples of jesus, we believe that
god
has revealed through the holy scriptures
god
?s will, not only for our individual lives but also
god
?s will for the nations of the earth. the scriptures reveal that
god
?s will for the nations is that they be communities of shalom, that is, communities of justice, mercy, and compassion that are structured in such a way as to provide checks on the powerful, the strong, and the rich as well as provide provision and protection for the poor, the vulnerable, and the weak. our faith teaches us, and we strive to teach our
children
, that to be good citizens is to love our countr y enough to point out and name its f laws so that we can repent and work together to form a more perfect union in harmony with
god
?s dream for
america
, and for ever y countr y, to be places of shalom. our faith teaches us that to be good citizens of
america
, we cannot skip the third verse of ?
america
the beautiful.? to truly be good citizens, we must teach our
children
to both passionately sing and fer vently pray, ?
america
!
america
!
god
mend thine ever y f law.? ? 5 0 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | j u l y 2 0 1 7
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