i believe that we have more in common than we are led to believe.
i believe in compassion, service and justice.
i believe that civil dialogue and honest questions trump false choices and easy answers.
i believe that Jesus meant it when he said "blessed are the peacemakers" {and in a peace that cannot be enforced by might}.
i believe that the health of a nation is inextricably linked to the welfare of its children, elderly and poor.
i believe in giving the hungry fish, teaching them to fish and holding polluters accountable for poisoning the water.
i believe in hard work, a living wage and fair pay.
i believe in a free press that isn't for sale.
i believe that what's good for business is not the same as the common good.
i believe in public education, affordable housing and quality health care for all.
i believe that humility and admitting mistakes are strengths.
i believe that questioning our government is patriotic {and the Church must bear prophetic witness, speaking Truth to power}.
i am thankful to be an american and thankful for the freedoms we enjoy.
i am proud of america when she lives up to her ideals and disappointed when she fails to, {and i still believe}.
i believe that no demographic is more authentically american than any other, and our differences make this country great.
i am a real american.
independence day seems like a good time to pull this one out of the archives. (the meme responded to a presidential candidate's speech about what a "real american" looks like.) what would you put in your creed?
Let America Be America Again
a prayer for our country {that doesn't make me shake my fist}
happy fourth of july, friends.
