Can God Bless America?
– “Americans are to one degree or another in a state of fear. They’re afraid. And they’re crying out to heaven for an invisible means of support against an invisible enemy by an invisible God. And they hope that God is not only omnipresent, not only omniscient, not only omnipotent, but even more importantly that He’s interested. The cry “God Bless America” seems to be getting louder and louder every day and commanding more and more emotion. And as I was listening to this, it struck me as an interesting issue. The prayer is simple, “God, bless America. Keep us protected. Keep us long-term safe. Keep us free. Keep us prosperous.” And I began to think about the fact that if God were to bless America as everybody seems to want Him to do, it might look very different than we would expect. Will God bless America? Can God bless America? Should God bless America? And if God did bless America, what would He be saying about His holiness? If God did bless America, what would He be saying about ou
