Reflection Starter from Dwight D. Eisenhower

“In the swift rush of great events, we find ourselves groping to know the full sense and meaning of these times in which we live. In our quest of understanding, we beseech God’s guidance. . . . At such a time in history, we who are free must proclaim anew our faith. . . . This faith defines our full view of life. It establishes beyond debate, those gifts of the Creator that are man’s inalienable rights, and that makes all men equal in His sight. . . . This faith rules our whole way of life. It decrees that we, the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve. . . . This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial. This is the work that awaits us all, to be done with bravery, with charity, and with prayer to Almighty God.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower (in his inaugural address on 20 January 1953, the first televised Presidential inaugural address)