Tomorrow, July 4, we celebrate Independence Day. I have many wonderful memories of celebrating this great American holiday. Let me make a couple comments about this day. First, we celebrate the Declaration of Independence which we made from Britain in 1776. Becoming a truly independent country required a long war and much struggle. Declaring something is easy. Making our declaration a reality is often very difficult. May we do the hard work of making our declarations of faith fact and not only words. Second, we value independence. Most of us do not want to be dependent on others. Nonetheless all of us are completely dependent upon God and to a greater or lesser extent on other people. As we celebrate Independence Day may we also be grateful that we can always depend on God and for the people upon whom we depend. Have a wonderful 4th of July.
Fr. Richard Weisenberger