Here’s Hope, America

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom He has chosen as His heritage! The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the children of man; from where He sits enthroned He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, He who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds. The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, that He may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in Him, because we trust in His holy name. Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you. —Psalm 33:12-22

5 major causes for the fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)

The rapid breakdown of marriage
Greatly increased taxes
The mad craze for sports
The focus on building an army
The decay of religion

3 Reasons There is Hope For America

Hope proclaims
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love

Hope has a name
We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.

Hope has an aim
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we pur our hope in you.

Without God, there is no virtue because there’s no prompting of the conscience. And without God, democracy will not and cannot endure. If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under. —President Ronald Reagan