via Forward Day By DayDeuteronomy 10:17-21. For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords,…who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing.
Certainly this is a day for celebration, for hot dogs and fireworks, for parades and ball games, and for enjoying being citizens of a great country.
At the same time, today is a day for us to be aware that, in terms of our intention that our people be happy and fulfilled, the United States falls short of her own goals. For example, one child in five in this country lives in poverty.
The Hebrews arrived in the land promised to them by God. God loved both them and the sojourners who passed through their land, and God called on the people to take care of new arrivals and visitors with justice and peace, making sure they were provided “with food and clothing.”
All of us on this continent either descend from newcomers or were once new arrivals ourselves. Our land is a gift, and God’s call for gracious hospitality toward all who come here is consistent with what God always demands of humankind.
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For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them with food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall fear the Lord your God; him alone you shall worship; to him you shall hold fast, and by his name you shall swear. He is your praise; he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things that your own eyes have seen.
- Deuteronomy 10:17-21 NRSV
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