On the day we celebrate the birth of our Savior, I remembered that He knew this verse before it was written:

“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” (Eccl. 1:18)

He also said, “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” (John 8: 31-32)

That made me think again of Ecclesiastes. It has caused me a great deal more sorrow than I would have liked to know the things I’ve learned. I suspect many here would much have preferred not to know some of the hard lessons they’ve learned, not least our most gracious host. I also recognize the kindred spirits who carry every day the same deep and gnawing fear for the country that, with all its faults, remains the last, best hope for freedom and individual rights on this earth.

Our enemies, internal and external, seem to have almost reached their goals of overthrowing our economic system and making us subject to leftists aiming to force us down the road to serfdom. Between their power and the stupidity/apathy/ignorance of the masses, the balance certainly looks strongly in their favor. However, just because things look daunting is no reason to give up hope. Of all the Bible, my favorite scripture is this:

“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, not the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”