Today on this Spiritual Sunday, we celebrate our independence. On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The document written by Thomas Jefferson went through an editing process. There were 86 changes made to the original writing. We started celebrating this day annually after the first public reading where bells were rung and music was played.

As we go to our places of worship and throughout our day, let’s rejoice because this is the day the Lord has made. We have the freedom to ring bells and play music for God everyday. We get to live out our edited lives, blessed that through God’s Grace we can keep writing our story. Thank you to our men and women who have served and continue to serve our country so that we can live in freedom.

I took this picture yesterday on my run. It is the flag pole that was donated to Herbert Memorial Untied Methodist Church in Memory of JL Plexico. Both the American flag and the Christian flag are flying.