"As dawn was breaking, the angels urged Lot on, saying, “Come on! Take your wife with you and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” When he hesitated, the men, because of the Lord’s compassion for him, seized his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters and led them to safety outside the city." (Genesis 19: 15 - 17 NABRE).
The Providence of God led Lot and his family to freedom. Just as war and famine are part and parcel of human history, so is refugee and exile a byproduct of war and famine. America by the Providence of God is a nation of immigrants. Some came as economic, religious and political refugees. All are attracted by the bright beacon of freedom. Every single person in America is led here by the Providence of God one way or another. Politicians blocking immigration reform under the subterfuge of law and order are only kicking against the goad. The Sovereign Will of God will prevail in the fullness of time.
"Father of all nations and ages,
we recall the day when our country
claimed its place among the family of nations; for what has been achieved we give you thanks,
for the work that still remains we ask your help, and as you have called us from many peoples to be one nation, grant that, under your providence, our country may share your blessings with all the peoples of the earth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." (Collect for the Mass of Independence).
Happy Independence to all!
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