“And the Lord answered me, and said: write the vision, and make
it plain upon tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision
is yet for an appointed time; but at the end, it will speak and it will
not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come.
It will not tarry.”
- Habakkuk 2: verses 2 and 3.
Last night, I heard the cries of babies, small children
screaming in fear,
crying for their moms and dads.
What’s happened to our country? Who are we, as Americans, that we can
sit back and be somber as breast feeding infants and small
children are
being ripped from their mothers arms. Fathers being handcuffed and put
in holding cells, separated from their wives and children.
What have we
become?
What’s happened to our ideals and the moral fiber of who we
are as a people,
as a powerful nation? What’s happened to the principles we
hold dear to our
hearts, that sets us apart from the very people we call our
enemies?
As I sit here and pour my heart out on these pages, I hear
the sounds of children
crying and screaming to be with their parents playing over
and over in my
mind. In my heart, I
hear a faint whisper saying, this is not how you show love
for one another, as I have shown you.
We as Americans have been blessed to live in a country where
we have the
freedom to speak out, to worship as we please, go and come
as we please, to
take part in electing those who govern our country. We don’t know what it’s
like not to have these freedoms. But, how are we truly free
when children who
for no fault of their own are stripped out of the arms of
their mothers and fathers
and placed in holding cells, with their cries going unheard
and ignored?
When the President says Let’s make America great again, is
this how he and
his comrades think is the way to get it done?
I say, Mr. President, America is and always has been a great
country. We’ve
fallen short on a lot of things and turned our back on God
to a certain degree,
but yet, we’re still a blessed country. You, Mr. President,
are contributing to
the very swamp you claimed you would drain.
If I were physically able to go to those detainment centers
and reach out to
each and every child that’s crying, I would hug each one,
and apologize for
the inhumane treatment they are experiencing.
As a mother, my heart hurts for these innocent children. As
an American, I
am sickened as I watch politicians night after night cast
blame on each other
as the children continue to cry.
Lady Liberty stands in the harbor with her arm lifted up in
pride for who we
are as a country. Once, we welcomed immigrants here to work,
pursue an
education and raise a family. Now, we call them murderers
and rapist and say
Go back to where you came from, you are no longer welcome
here.
Many of my ancestors fought, bled and died just to be
treated and respected
as human beings. I speak on their behalf when I say this
can’t be the country
they gave their lives for.
Complacency and apathy has set in like mold,
covering and drowning out decency, humility and compassion.
When did this happen to us?
When did we become a nation of greed, hypocrisy, self
indulgence and
cold heartedness?
Harsh words for harsh times!
Let’s make America care again, love again, welcoming again.
If we would
show love and compassion, we could end this torturing and
dividing
evil that’s come upon us and taken captive our country and
the values we hold
dear to our hearts.
Many politicians have taken to reciting scriptures to give
merit to their
sadistic behavior.
Using the word of God to bend it to fit their purpose.
They seemed to have skipped over the part where Jesus said
to show love
to one another, as He has shown love to us by sending His
son to die on a
cross. That’s amazing
love!
The children are crying, is anyone listening?
-Betty Badgett
