Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Families That Last
This week the State of the Union for 2007 is presented for Americans and the world to digest. If we really want to know what is the true state of our union, we need a clearer focus. The president communication reports the fruit issues of our current situation, primarily Iraq. The root cause that truly defines America's life is the family.
As the family goes, so goes any nation. Even the war in Iraq, all its causes and effects, is ultimately a family-to-family conflict. Two sets of family groups with two sets of values, worldviews, and belief systems are at odds. Deep down Iraq is a family issue.
So America, whatever the major themes revealed by the president in the State of the Union, it's family rooted. The nation as a whole is the sum representation of the heart and soul of American families. Our individual household values eventually show up on the national and international scene. As Democrats and Republicans squabble, as reporters and commentators report about it, family will hardly be mentioned. But the truth is, even the ones who analyze the president's words are family members talking. And their views emerge from their family backgrounds and experiences more than we can imagine.
How is America doing? Look at the family. How are American families doing? Look at how each household relates to God. The root of the USA resides here. This is the true State of the Union.
As the family goes, so goes any nation. Even the war in Iraq, all its causes and effects, is ultimately a family-to-family conflict. Two sets of family groups with two sets of values, worldviews, and belief systems are at odds. Deep down Iraq is a family issue.
So America, whatever the major themes revealed by the president in the State of the Union, it's family rooted. The nation as a whole is the sum representation of the heart and soul of American families. Our individual household values eventually show up on the national and international scene. As Democrats and Republicans squabble, as reporters and commentators report about it, family will hardly be mentioned. But the truth is, even the ones who analyze the president's words are family members talking. And their views emerge from their family backgrounds and experiences more than we can imagine.
How is America doing? Look at the family. How are American families doing? Look at how each household relates to God. The root of the USA resides here. This is the true State of the Union.
# posted by FamilyPriorities @ 12:05 PM 
