Prayer for America 01/29/06

Father, the flag is a symbol of the country I love. When her colors touch the sky, I get a tear in my eye. Old Glory is her nickname, and I pray that she will wave over this land for years to come. Let me never disagree her, for she lauds the honor of brave people who died to keep her flying. And may my salutes be sincere and my pledges heartfelt, for she represents your gifts to me of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Amen.

[The American flag] means the rising up of a valiant young people against an old tyranny, to establish the most momentous doctrine that the world have ever known, or has since known--the right of men to their own selves and to their liberties. Henry Ward Beecher, May 1861