THE RED, WHITE, & BLUE, USA OF INDEPENDENCE DAY "238"..............

Two hundred and thirty years ago today, July 4th, 1776, our founding forefathers, who were colonists of Great Britain in the New Land of America, signed a document  authored by Thomas Jefferson that became our Declaration of Independence.  Their spirit of patriotism was self evident in the liberty and freedom of becoming citizens of a sovereign nation nome of the national traditions associated with the 4th of Julyo longer governed by the British, but uniquely, independently, American.  As you share with your family, friends, and neighbors, some of the national traditions of the 4th of July : parades, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks, may you be blessed with the freedom  of, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", this day represents and assures us as citizens of the USA.  Though my freedom to fully celebrate Independence Day is limited for the third consecutive year by being made to subsist in a sea of seniors decades older than me, I will at least have some corn on the cob and watermelon, to mark the day.  God Bless America, the "land of the free and the home of the brave".  May your personal liberties and our national freedoms, bring you the joy you seek and deserve and that our country's bold proclamation 238 years ago, gives each of us the opportunity to ascertain.  Happy 4th of July !!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............Fr.  Troy David