I am worried. My children, I am worried. Worry is not a burden, it is a responsibility
placed on good Christians by God. For, without worry, how can we better ourselves
and our world? From time to time I feel God move me to write to you about some of
my concerns. Please take the time to contemplate these concerns and how you might
address them in your life.
- Pastor Grace
Our Children
I am worried. Have you ever stopped to think about all the children
in the world, in your state, your town, your neighborhood? How about the children
in your own backyard? I'm worried about them. I’m worried because they live in a
society where two parents can't make ends meet without both working. Do you see
the hand of the Devil in that? I do.
I'm concerned about who's teaching your children, if it isn't you. Where are they
learning their most important life lessons? From their friends—the blind leading
the blind? From "Sex and the City" or "Desperate Housewives?" From the books they
get from the public library, like "The Golden Compass" or "Harry Potter"? Do you want
your kids learning that it's okay to sneak around, to run away and to break into
other people's homes? Do you want them learning to worship false gods?
There's a void in our children's lives and educations, and the Citizens of Virtue
are looking for concrete, practical solutions to the problem. This is why we developed
Camp Francis, an educational facility that fills the gap in our children's lives.
Because our children are our future.
Our Families
I am worried. We all have one—a family—whether we choose to admit it
or not. Not a single individual arrives in the world without becoming part of a
family. Mother, father, and child form a trinity. Unfortunately, too many mothers
and fathers abandon their children. Later in life, too many children abandon their
parents. Again, do you not see the hand of the Devil in that? It's so clear to me.
They say that you don't get to choose your family, but you do get to choose your
friends, and what they mean when they say that is that it's okay to turn against
your family. Well, I dare to contradict that snide remark and say that God chose
your family for you. When you reject it, you are rejecting Him.
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the
LORD thy God giveth thee. – Exodus 20:12.
It doesn't get any more direct and clear than that. I'm worried about our families
because we've been led to believe by a misguided and evil media that there's something
better and more fulfilling out there than our family relationships. When the going
gets tough, the confused split.
The Citizens of Virtue understand the importance of family and have vowed to stand
with and support every family in the flock. We will provide the glue that keeps
the family together, no matter what the Devil throws at us. We are there for you
and yours.
Our Country
I am worried. This great country has fallen on hard times. People and
organizations with anti-God agendas disseminate misinformation and confusing messages
among the populace. They've gathered quite a following, simply by shouting louder
than the rest of us God-fearing citizens. They've turned people against the young
men and women risking their lives for our freedoms right now in Iraq and other lands,
and they've created a political environment in which it's shameful to vote for what
you believe.
We're surrounded by harmful messages that discourage virtuous living and tear down
family ties. It's in the music we hear on the radio, in the scripts we see on TV
and in movies, and even in our nightly news. Sometimes, it feels like we have no
place to hide, but we're not powerless. When we join together, we're strong.
It's long overdue that we stopped taking the abuse and started standing up for what
we know is right. When we all speak together, through one organization, we can be
heard. Lend your voice to the Citizens of Virtue, let them speak for you, and the
message you want to send will reverberate to the farthest corners of our blessed
country. It's every citizen's duty to educate and guide his fellow Americans toward
God. We are, after all, one nation, under God.
The Citizens of Virtue stands at the ready to channel the millions of raised Christian
voices, all crying out for a better nation.
Our World
I am worried. God has many enemies in the world. In other countries, you
see this far more clearly than in America. There are guerillas and terrorists in
foreign nations that slaughter Christians by the thousands, even today, in this
twenty-first century, the war continues. Good versus evil, on a global scale, cannot
be ignored. I am worried that we will become complacent in America and forget that
we're not just fighting a war on terrorism. We're fighting a war on evil.
This war takes place on two fronts. There's the physical front, where you find our
military combating those who would take us back to the Dark Ages, and there's the
political-economic front, where the rest of us take our stand. In this world, you
vote with your money. Where you send your money—whether you spend it on terrorist-funding
companies or donate it to a good Christian organization—makes it clear where you
stand in the war on evil. What's your vote?
I'm worried about this world we live in, because there aren't enough people in it
who are willing to put their money where their mouths are. Whoever said that "money
makes the world go 'round" wasn't joking. Money is a powerful resource in anyone's
hands. As a responsible Christian, it's your duty and mine, to ensure that our money
gets used for a right and good cause.