This was written in 2004/2005, long before The Newsroom ever came to be. I was reflecting then on something one of my teachers drew on the board in Bible class – a chart/graph that shows how the world (and Christians in America) have degraded over the decades. I thought back to the Founding Fathers and the dream they established in the United States, and I reflected on how much the nation has changed in the span of years from then to now, and what that entails for our country.

“In America Today” (#46)

Long ago, back in the day, when America began,
The Founding Fathers founded the liberties that today enjoy we can.
They built the principles of our freedom on God’s Holy Word;
Yet today, people walk away from God, based on what they’ve seen and heard.
They believe that Christians are hypocrites, stuck-up and uncool;
To stay popular in today’s society, staying away from Christians is a rule.
Many today live in what is not truly real;
They stay there, however, because that-to their senses-is an appeal.
They are spiritually blind-they cannot see what God wants to do in and through them
They limit themselves to the physical view, and so fail to see every spiritual gem
That are placed in the crowns of those who live for the Lord-
People who follow Jesus with one accord.
These are few and far between in America today
Those who know that living for God is a lifestyle, not something you work or play.
America has turned away from the God who made her great;
If we persist in our rebellion, we can only expect one fate-
We will be cast out of the presence of the Lord,
And be forever separated from Him with nothing to look forward
To, except suffering, sorrow and gnashing of teeth.
Which choice will you take-the empty life without God,
Or will you submit to Him, have His peace, and, through your life, bring Him laud?