Top of the morning from Vinita, Oklahoma, where Pilgrim Presbyterian Church still sends out the good news of Jesus Christ from the corner of Thompson and Illinois.
Since the 4th of July, when we celebrated Independence Day, I've been thinking a lot about how difficult it must be for immigrants to understand America. We are a land of paradox!
The magnificent story of our nation began as a primitive country. Now, we are wealthy and powerful, yet health insurance is beyond the reach of millions of our people.
America produced Abraham Lincoln, and the KKK. Billy Graham is a household name as is Jeremiah Wright, another preacher.
We have a high standard of living, we eat well, but, how we do love our hot dogs! We have a rich musical heritage and we've invented be-bop. We've built a multi-billion dollar TV industry, and we sit to watch soap operas.
Contrasts galore!
We who have been born and raised in America seldom find these contrasts difficult to understand. Be patient with immigrants who are bewildered by them. Apart from Native Americans, all of us at one time were strangers in this fair land.
Peace,
Richard
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