The United States and much of Western Civilization generally have been experiencing a perfect storm of economic, social, and political calamities and misery. Is it only a coincidence that this expanding misery and civilizational destruction followed the accumulating confusion of sharp declines in faith, spiritual discernment, respect for truth, and private and public standards of morality? Indeed. it brings to mind the words of Isaiah 5:20: [All verses ESV except as noted.]
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”
In London on May 10, 1983, on the occasion of the awarding the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, the recipient, Russian Orthodox author, Christian social commentor and scholar, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, began by reminiscing to a distinguished audience.
“More than half a century ago, while I was still a child, I recall hearing a number of older people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia:”
“Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.”
h/t Dee Sams
Thank you, Dave. Always good to be reminded.
Spot on sir. A very likely scenario. The Trump / NYC distraction is deliberate.
Tremendous scripture references. Many thanks.