I’m not even quite sure I can say why. Oh, of course,
the script is top-notch, the characters are great, and the music – don’t even
get me started on the music, it’s incredible. But it’s more than that.
Because every time I listen to it, without fail, it
always gives me a real sense of wonder, a genuine joy. Every time, I walk away
feeling inspired, and very, very happy to be an American.
That’s true even today, and this specific day
especially.
And yeah, our country’s going through some seriously
rough times. Yeah, a lot of our people have been pretty stupid (I’m not gonna
say who, because there are a lot). But we’ve seen THIS – hardship, division,
sorrow – all before. Multiple times.
And God has seen us through each and every one of
them. Sometimes He’s had to take drastic measures to snap us back to reality,
and He’s had to discipline us, but He always gets us through to the glory on
the other side. He breaks the chains we’ve grown to love in order to show us
real freedom.
The point is, we know that God’s got a plan for
America. History has shown us that much. And now’s not the time to forget the
past. It’s now that we need to look to the heroes He guided to build our great
country as heroes, of the faith as well as liberty. And it’s now that we
need most to obey the commandment to honour our Fathers and Mothers – including
the Founding ones.
Believe me, if you have any doubt that history teaches
us to hope, this episode will solve that problem. More specifically, the
heroism, patriotism, and above all faith of the men it portrays. If that
can’t at the very least leave you like Irwin, with an awestruck Oh wow!
on your lips, well, I’m stumped.
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