OUR
NATIONAL MOTTO
'"In God We Trust" has been the informal national motto for nearly
a century and a half. It captures the essence of the American people's firm
belief since the earliest Colonial days, through the War for Independence
and the Civil War and through recent times.' ~Source quoted
from The Washington Times 8/7/2006
The King, Elvis, has become a national icon to our nation and to the world.
But above us, there is something far greater than even Elvis.
Elvis was clear on his religious beliefs, and though he was spiritual and
shared a deep sense for the metaphysical, he believed in God. Had Elvis lived
to see the status of our nation as it exists today, he would have been terribly
troubled. His search for God had taken him along many different paths during
his brief life, but his heart never would forsake the fact that he was a true
Christian, by virtue of his beliefs and by his unequaled generosity to his
fellow man.
Elvis appeared on television where the host greeted him as the "one and
only King." To this Elvis humbled and responsed: "No; (he said as
he pointed a finger upward) there is only ONE King."
From the above article in The Washington Times by James R. Edwards, Jr., we
are reminded, as Christians, why we have put our trust in God.
"...Fifty years ago, on July 30, 1956, "In God We Trust" officially became our national motto. The half-century anniversary comes at at time when radical, anti-religious elements file lawsuits to eradicate every reflection of America's Judeo-Christian heritage from the public square...Americans had in mind scriptural guidance such as Psalm 33:12, Psalm 127:1 and Proverbs 14:34. From such passages they learned that 'Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord..."