Within her four corners and four sides resides only three colors: blue, white and red.
Add six white stripes bordered by seven red stripes with a square patch of blue and throw in 50 white stars into the upper left hand corner and "voila"... you have the most powerful symbol and icon in the United States of America - The Flag of the United States of America.
In its simplicity Americans find incredible power and pride in the flag. The colors are rich in their meaning:
Red - Hardiness and Valor
White - Purity and Innocence
Blue - Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice
Each star represents a state - 50 stars representing a new constellation of some 350 million people.
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14.
It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
Flag Day was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson (former Davidson College student!) on May 30, 1916.
Not until August 3, 1949 after President Harry S. Truman signed an Act of Congress did June 14th become the National Flag Day.
May "Old Glory" fly high and proud today as the United States of America celebrate 237 years of freedom!
My iWitness...
It's only two straight lines...
Two pieces of wood... one shorter, one longer
Set them side by side and they are meaningless.
Set them at right angles with the shorter one crossing the longer one about 2/3 of the way up and you have the most powerful symbol and icon in the world.
The Cross...
In its simplicity Christians have found incredible power, courage, strength, comfort and freedom in the cross.
For years it was the symbol of the cruelest of tortures: execution by crucifixion.
Hang a man by nailing him to the cross piece by his hands and secure him by his feet with one more spike and let that convicted criminal die a slow death of asphyxiation that could take up to three days before his last breath was breathed.
Today it means so much more.
For Roman Catholics Jesus hangs on the cross as a reminder of the great sacrifice that our Lord and Savior offered and is remembered day in and day out in the order of the Mass and celebration of the Eucharist (The Lord's Supper).
For Protestants the cross is empty signifying that the tomb is empty, Jesus is no longer dead but He is risen and is alive.
The cross has become one of the most common symbols hung around the neck of people worldwide.
What does the cross mean to you?
On this day and every day forward may The Cross stand high as Christians worldwide celebrate close to 2,000 years of freedom.
And that's my iWitness...
Laugh often and Fear not!
David!
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
(1 Corinthians 1. 18)
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