Faith
The Founding Fathers were devotedly committed to their belief in God. They believed that our providence rested on the divine will of the Almighty. In the Declaration of Independence, which affirmed America’s God-given right to live free from tyranny, the Founding Fathers made their appeal “to the Supreme Judge of the world.” The cornerstone of our republic is the assertion that rights are granted by God and not government. For if the latter were true, than government would be able to take away our rights as well; without God, there is no liberty.
If this nation is to succeed, it must not neglect the moral foundation on which it was created. As Thomas Jefferson stated, “can the liberties of a nation be thought secure if we have lost the only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?”
I was blessed to have two loving parents that believed in the importance of faith and its influence on our country’s history. They passed this reverence to me and I understand, as our Founding Fathers did, that freedom comes with a price. This price is best illustrated with stories found in the Gospels. I thank God for the many blessings that have been bestowed to me, and I’m compelled to live my life for the greater good.
Now more than ever, we need leaders who have a firm moral foundation. There are too many politicians who preach about morality and refuse to walk it out. How can we elect people to govern if they themselves can’t properly govern their own lives?
The content of a person’s character is just as important, if not more so, as the experience one might bring to a public office. We need to be assured that our elected officials can stand on a solid foundation when it seems as if the world around them is crumbling.
David Williams
