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TechnoratiAfter they traded royalty for representation, these pastors predicted the United States would prosper, one that would flourish with new inventions, enhance intellect through education, welcome refugees, and spread the gospel through their newfound freedom to worship. The nation we live in today is proof of their political prophesies.
Forty years after that sermon, John Adams observed that the American Revolution was more than just a war.
“The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations. This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was the real American Revolution,” he wrote.
A great way for Christians to celebrate the nation’s birthday is to remember that independence is a blessing. Our liberty is a gift from thousands, including patriots with a purpose who lived loudly for liberty for you and me.
Jane Hampton Cook, www.janecook.com, is the author of Stories of Faith and Courage from the Revolutionary War, a 365-day digest with personal writings from about 20 key players in the Revolutionary War. She is a former webmaster to President George W. Bush. Ms. Cook resides in Vienna, Va.
