A Nation of Healing and Hope
From a Moment of Silence,
To a Nation of Hope;
A Re-dedication of purpose,
Healing, world scope.
© Forrest Heaton 22 February 2021
Knowing where our minds are now and trying to intuit where at least a few of our reader’s minds may be, we write this blog. It has been a year since COVID-19 has turned most of our world’s lives upside down. Prior to coronavirus and prior to the previous administration, the United States was esteemed to be the leader in democratic values of the free world. Assisted by the ineptitude of the prior administration, our worldwide leadership began to morph into insular failure. Regarding coronavirus, the United States is now listed as dead last of all the nations in Covid-19 response. President Biden, tonight, 22 February, spoke to the nation from a flag half-staffed White House candlelight ceremony honoring the 500,071 U. S. citizens who have died of Covid-19 in the past year. This has been a difficult time for all of us. We write this blog post to join President Biden in honoring those who have gone before, but, at the same time, join President Biden and Vice President Harris in re-dedication, climbing back from profound loss to profound achievement, defining a new purpose, re-becoming a nation of HOPE.
