Much has happened to and in our country since then
We now have leaders without a spine who lead from behind
Where are the leaders made of Sterner stuff
as Shakespeare wrote
We see and hear of Christians around the world
being brutalize and killed for their faith in Jesus Christ
Where are the leaders to stand against this atrocity
It is time for us to stand againt those in leadership who forsake leading
Kathy Collier
8 − 7 − 2014
ONE EAGLE FEATHER
While sailing one day we saw on the banks of the lake
A single eagle feather resting on a large rocks
long and regal in its stance
One single feather fallen from a great eagle high in the sky
I watched it soared till my eyes could see it no more
Then I thought of time long ago
In 1782 the Continental Congress adopted
the great seal of the United States of America
In the center it has a bald American eagle
A ribbon in its mouth bears our motto
E PLURIBUS UNUM - Out of Many, One -
In one talon the eagle holds thirteen arrows of war
In the other it holds an olive branch
The eagle is facing the olive brance
This shows our desire for peace
BUT we are willing to defend America with all our might
We are at war now with an enemy unlike any we have
ever faced before
The terrorist attacked us without cause or conscience
They don't seem to care who it is that dies
They hate us for no other reason then we are Americans
and most of us are Christians
I think this is the worst kind of Hate Crime
There are protesters against the war
Some of our own citizens and some in congress
wanting to end this war without winning
There are many of us who believe if we don't fight the enemy
he will destroy the way of life that we love in our homeland
The freedoms to believe the way we want to
to worship the God of our choice
in my case I am a Christian
But I respect your right to believe the way you choose
I know what I believe and for me that is the truth
If we don't stand for what we believe
what we believe is not worth taking a stand for
The eagle may have lost a feather
He may be having a difficult time
But I know that the eagle will overcome
this war will be won with the help of our God
The eagle is still soaring high in the sky
with arrows in his talons