"Nevertheless"

I was raised to be a Patriot.   I'm the child of a career Army soldier and proud of it.     I have tried to follow the example of that soldier all my life.  When the flag of the USA is raised, you stand and salute.   When the National Anthem is played, you stand and salute. When your country calls, you answer that call with everything in you. When the enemy attacks, you stand against it and do battle. I am also a child of the One True King, and I was also called by God to share His Word and His Truth boldly and without hesitation or fear of repercussion. Our country was formed by Patriots.   Our law, our Constitution, is based on the precepts of God and His Word... His Ten Commandments. In the United States of America, Patriotism and belief in the God of the Bible go hand in hand. When God calls you to battle, you stand and you answer that call with everything in you. He provides the weapons of warfare, the armor, and the army. He is the Commander in Chief of multitudes. So call me

I have trod the stones of the ancient Roman Coliseum.,, and meandered through the streets of a molten Pompeii. I have climbed the stairwell in the home of Abraham at Ur of the Chaldees... and,  on a heat sweltered and sand dusted still Easter morning, I heard Your Word proclaimed and  humbly worshipped the Lord from the stone covered pathways on which Abraham sought You also. I have walked through the remnants of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.... and I have traipsed along the olive tree shaded pathways of the Garden of Gethsemane... and gazed with these eyes on the craggy stone face of Golgotha. You have spoken to me through the haze and crushing weight of Your righteousness and glory...  and You have held me through dark nights of despair. Lord, take me where You will... from glory to glory.