Remember the good old days?
Over 50 years ago, Superman became a comic book hero who could leap tall buildings in a single bound. “Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s superman!” His fictional character was always fighting corruption and then rescuing someone from an evil plot.
Truth and justice are still very important values in our American way of life. They are just harder to find.
The search for truth is not new to the world. As far back as 2,000 years, the Bible documents a ruler named Pontius Pilate lamenting the same question, “What is truth?” The religious leaders of the day wanted to kill Jesus because of the things he said. Jesus’ words didn’t follow the rules the religious leaders had made up. Pilate thought the religious leader’s claims were petty and unfounded so he washed his hands of the situation.
The American Way phrase reflects the values associated with our founding documents – Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. The rule of law is based on the Ten Commandments in the Bible. The rights of the people were based on God given value as human beings made in the image of God. Those documents were developed to create the form for justice to be determined using truth as a basis.
In today’s world photos can be faked, news can be slanted, history rewritten and corruption uncovered but not dealt with as evil. Where are truth and justice in our America?
Jeremiah 6:16 in the Bible says, “Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”
We are at a crossroads in America. We can long for the old days, but better yet we can ask where the good way is. Jesus of the Bible, God’s Son, said “Come to Me and I will give you rest.” Check it out at book of Matthew in chapter 11 and verse 28 in the Bible.
We will truly only find Truth, Justice and the American Way as we acknowledge that we are One Nation under God.
Serenity Cheryl
Serenity Cheryl is a health care professional in Iredell County. She has directed non-profit organizations in two different states that were related to the value of human life at all stages. She has been active at the Iredell County level to promote the value of human life from conception to end of life. Her nursing career of over fifty years has given her a distinct perspective on not only physical health, but emotional and spiritual wellness in this rapidly changing culture.
