Dear Editor: 

Our country is spiritually drained.  We have turned our backs on God.  Our President says, “We are no longer a Christian nation”.  We get angry about this statement, but maybe he is right.  Who among us Christians have witnessed to our neighbors, co-workers, family or friend in the past year?  I believe a small handful of you reading this will be able answer yes to this question; but for most of us, including myself, we must shamefully admit the answer is no.  In the name of political correctness we have allowed our mouths to be shut.  The Christians have been silently slipping away, hiding, being holy in our churches, yet looking like the world everywhere else we go. 

This is not the first time our country has fallen away from our Creator, the God who gives us our true freedom.  In the wake of the American Revolution our country was just as far, if not farther gone, as we are today.  In fact Voltaire said, “Christianity will be forgotten in thirty years”.  The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Marshall, wrote that the Church was, “too far gone to ever be revived.” 

But God sent a revival!  Why?  God sent a revival because his people returned to prayer.  They took God seriously when He said, “If my people who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14) 

We must unite, Church!  Christians of all denominations, we must put aside our differences and remember that we are brothers and sisters in Christ.  We must humble ourselves before our God as His people united.

Helen Keller said, “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”  I, too, am only one person; but, today I choose to be one person willing to humble myself before God, to seek His face and pray.

For the past several months, 4-22 individuals have met together to pray at various churches throughout our community on the last Saturday of every month at 10 AM to pray for our nation.  This is part of a national ‘prayer for our nation’ movement started by Harald Zieger of the Tea Party Movement.  This last Saturday prayer will continue--however, starting April 25^th, individuals will be going to the Vassar City Hall daily for 40 days to pray for this country. If you would like to participate, we will be there from 4:30 pm – 5pm, Monday through Sunday. Many of us will choose a day each week to fast for our nation as well..  I do not say any of this to boast but to encourage you to join me.   

Information will be available Thursday, May 6, at the Vassar Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, 520 W Huron from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Tri City 912’s Erik Johnson will speak about getting involved in local politics by becoming a precinct delegate.

The position of precinct delegate has been called the most important elected official.  Becoming a precinct delegate gives you a place at the table in setting county political party goals and policies.  The official role of precinct delegates is to attend county conventions to elect delegates and alternates to the state conventions.  As a precinct delegate you are taking an active role in retaining and strengthening the freedoms that make America great and are making a difference.

Delegates can act as a go-between for the voters and the political party to which they belong.  They may help with voter registration and take voter issues and questions back to party leaders.  As a precinct delegate, a person can help their neighbors with local concerns.  Precinct Delegates help the party at the local level with voter identification, help turn out the vote, assist candidates, and determine local and state party leadership.

You must act soon if you want to have a say in the local leadership and future direction of your country.   The filing deadline is May 11.   Filing forms and a notary public will be available at the meeting.  If elected you will serve a two year term.

The meeting is sponsored by The Western Thumb TEA Party which is committed to educating family, friends and neighbors.  Part of the TEA Party experience is gaining enough information to make knowledgeable choices.  There will be information on immigration, health care, cap and trade.  Everyone is welcome.  For more information visit www.tuscolatea.org or email tuscolatea@yahoo.com or call 989-272-5416.