July is almost here, my friends. And with July, comes our July 4th Holiday. I can’t imagine a time in which we have needed an American Holiday more than we need one right now.
Can you imagine the hope within Americans who founded this great Country? Not just hope, but also faith, great expectation and good old American grit?
That question was rhetorical. None of us can really imagine it. We are the ones who have gotten to benefit from what others have fought for, what others have given their all for.
We are experiencing things right now that don’t even resemble the America that I grew up in. I watch the news and I think, “What Country is this? Is this really happening in America?”
I’m not naive. I know that we have problems in our Country. It’s like every other Country. We have made great mistakes as a Country and we have paid dearly for those mistakes.
We have areas that need great improvement. What Country doesn’t? Sometimes, I think that our Country takes one step forward and ten back.
But, having said all that, I still believe that the USA is the greatest Country on this earth. And I, for one, have hope. I have hope in the USA and I have hope in you and me.
I have hope that we can come together in love, in peace and in harmony. I have hope that America will stand strong during this conflict.
This July 4th will probably be very different from our previous July 4th Holidays.
Most fireworks and parades have been cancelled and since cases are on the rise in a lot of areas, you may not be able to be with your family and friends.
But I want to send you some encouragement to keep hope alive in your heart. Have hope for our Country, hope for all Her people and hope that God’s love will prevail.
Let your faith be bigger than your fear and do everything you can to be a peacemaker. Because God wants us to live in His peace.
When chaos rules our lives, it’s hard for us to talk, walk or act in God’s peace. It’s hard for us to see good in others and it’s hard to show others God’s love.
I’m sending out an early July 4th greeting to all my online friends and family, to wish you a safe, fun and happy July 4th Holiday. May God keep you and your family safe and happy.
Sending you blessings of love, peace, hope and gratitude from Sterrett, Alabama!
Charity M. Richey-Bentley
Meredith Tracy says
this so true❣️❣️❣️love that someone has posted this very hopeful message!
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
Thank you. I pray you are blessed by it.
Charity
Mary says
Have your self a Happy Fourth of July. And Got bless you for the great work you do.
maura says
Ditto from here! God bless America! We need God Back in the US of A! Pray, people.
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
Yes, we do.
Thank you for being here.
Charity
Carol says
Wishing u the same💗
Leanne says
I hope and pray that you and your family have a wonderful July of 4th. Along the lines of what you have been saying I have been wondering if our Australia Day will take place next year on January 26th as it has done for the last 200 +years. This day celebrates the landing of what we call the first fleet and the founding of our nation. Or was this year’s celebration of that day the last one? 🤷♀️
Crista says
(Prayers to FATHER GOD for Mother Nature, (Mother Ocean, and especially Mother Earth, foundation for our feet, and strongest (of) (the) 4 elements, (fire, earth, air, water. GOD bless (every)
one!!!!
Jaye says
Thank you everyday for your words of hope and peace.
Happy 4th of July to you and yours. 🇺🇸
Peace be with you.
Ron says
God Bless everyone this holiday, be safe, be healthy and remember God loves all of us.
Leona Bbaughman says
God Bless America Again Lord !!!!!
Melody Murray says
Amen! May Goc be with us all!
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
Amen.
Thank you for being here.
Charity
Ann says
This country has been through a lot worse, and I believe with Faith in God and putting him first we can turn it back on track, right now things are not good because some people are defacing and distroying property that doesn’t belong to them, there’s proper channels to go through to get things done for the better of our country, and being stupid and ignorant and uneducated is not helping two out of Three can be fixed, but unfortunately you just can’t fix Stupid
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
God bless you and keep you.
Charity
Mrs. Bridget Molloy says
This so true,thank you
for sharing so much♡♡♡♡!
GOD BLESS YOU &YOUR FAMILY! Happy 4th oF July!
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
Thank you so much and thank you for being here.
God bless you.
Charity
Marva says
Be Safe God Bless!
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
Thank you and you too!
God bless you.
Charity
Mary says
God Bless America with Peace!
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
Amen.
Thank you for being here.
Charity
Pokni says
God Bless the USA we need him back here for sure your statement is so very true!!🤠😇😇❤️❤️😍😍🤩💕🌈🌈🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️
Brendan Burger says
TY 4 sharing this. God bless you all and God bless America. 🇺🇸 🙏
Charity M. Richey-Bentley says
Thank you for being here.
God Bless America.
Charity