If I hear one thing in all of our discussions about our country and our political debate, it is very clearly the question of whether we need to go back or go forward. The complaint is that we have lost our way. We have deserted the founding principles. We have forsaken the values and virtues of the past. We have to go back. We have to turn this country around. We have to restore this country to its pinnacle of prestige. We have to become again the world's greatest nation. These comments seem to dominate a lot of what I hear from the pages and screens of the media.
On the other hand, there is the side that suggests that we are a changing world, a different country, a more diverse people, and we need to move forward. We need to accept new ways and do new things. We have to find new ways to live in a world where more than one country has nuclear weapons. We can no longer dictate to the world. We have to be prepared to adventure into the future and be ready to change as the future comes.
In my faith, that is one of the most important aspects of the power and grace of God. God is always moving his people forward. The Call to Abraham to go into a new land. "Behold I do a new thing" says the prophet. "Fear not," is always the greeting. "I go before you..." The Holy Spirit will come and lead you into all truth. The direction of the grace and mercy of God in the Bible as I read it is always going forward, always preparing to invite us to have faith in God and "move out."
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