| p>Is there hope for the American nation in 2008 and | | | | separated people who feared God--we have endured |
| beyond? Are we turning more inward and saying, "I | | | | many hardships and challenges, yet we stood firm. |
| am not my brother's keeper?" Have we as a chosen | | | | What happened--did God turn away from us, or have |
| nation truly "overcome" to reach that pinnacle of | | | | we collectively turned away from Him, most |
| triumph in Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream | | | | importantly, will we return to God as the Author and |
| speech that still echoes throughout the depths of our | | | | Finisher of our salvation as a nation? Are you your |
| souls? If he was alive today, what would he think | | | | brother's keeper? It is time to choose--but choose |
| about the progress of our nation, whom he loved, | | | | wisely--our collective success as a true spiritual nation |
| worked tireless for, and gave his life for us and | | | | before God and our future generations depends on |
| future generations to walk among the truly blessed | | | | the decision we make today. Again, who are we, do |
| of this world--taking advantage of every opportunity | | | | we have a spiritual birthright, and are we prepared |
| to succeed together, not divided. | | | | for what lies ahead? |
| Finally, is our faith shaken to the core to believe that | | | | The answers can be found in our personal relationship |
| the American nation, will rise beyond society's ills, | | | | and eternal walk with God. Answering the call is easy, |
| racial injustices, and judgments we have brought | | | | following through with life-changing dedication to |
| upon ourselves, and be one of God's chosen people? | | | | succeed as a nation gives us power to control our |
| Who are you, what is our relationship to God and | | | | destiny as one of God's chosen people. Can we rise |
| each other, more importantly, where will our nation | | | | above what divides us today? While there is no |
| be 100 years from now if we do not return to our | | | | shortage of books, articles, and spiritual information |
| spiritual roots and promised birthright? We were not | | | | on the subjects of true spirituality, readers searching |
| collectively brought to one of the greatest places on | | | | for Arcane Truths will doubtless welcome the |
| earth by mere chance, and without us working | | | | presentation of authentic publications in true unedited |
| together for common goals and aspirations, as well | | | | and spiritually inspired form. |
| as the grace of God, this greatness could never have | | | | Many on a true spiritual journey will no doubt |
| been achieved. | | | | experience information from various sources, |
| There seems to be trouble everywhere. We | | | | teaching, and religions to gain a better understanding |
| constantly look for answers to questions that are | | | | of their personal relationship with God. This approach |
| complex. Yet distractions, blaming others for our | | | | has its pros and cons. It even requires a spiritual |
| circumstances, and not being accountable for our | | | | maturity that allows for information to flow freely as |
| own decisions/choices, make it difficult for us to | | | | well as extensively gaining knowledge of introspection |
| realize what we are facing and who we are. Our | | | | to ascertain what some people and cultures believe, |
| divergent beliefs seemed to have institutionalized | | | | and which is even more, why they believe it. |
| individualism and separation. A house divided, will | | | | On the other hand, is there a single faith that exists |
| indeed fall. We are a strong, vivacious, and blessed | | | | where all others fail in comparison? There is no doubt |
| nation that has lost our way in many respects and | | | | that throughout history, the most violent conflicts |
| must return to our spiritual roots, return to God--but | | | | have occurred over religion, politics, and opposing |
| this is a personal choice. | | | | views about God. A recent rise in fundamentalism has |
| A chance to start over, a new beginning, and with a | | | | spurned random and deadly acts of terrorism |
| world that is in constant change as well as full of | | | | throughout the world, striking with increasing intensity. |
| challenges, we are all at a crossroad. We are at the | | | | Why is the world experiencing such a change, and |
| mercy of God that is sure to deliver us in times of | | | | what is truly at the core of this unprecedented |
| trouble, but we must return to Him and claim the | | | | climate of hatred and mass murder? Collectively, we |
| promises of an undeniable deliverance. There was a | | | | do have a choice, we do have a destiny, and if we |
| time when our faith was evident and all the forces of | | | | do not get it right as an all-inclusive American nation, |
| the world failed to shake our spiritual birthright in the | | | | we will fail completely for future generations to live in |
| true glory of God's presence in our nation. We were | | | | security and safety--it is time to get our house in |
| in fact, blessed as a nation of integrated not | | | | order. |