O, Canada

“But Mom, if the foundation of anything gets removed, what is built on it will fall”, our teen-age son voiced his concerns as we discussed the moral decline of both Canada and the United States of America.

 

One of my most cherished books is Mr. Jones, Meet the Master.

Below is a sermon Keepers of the Springs, preached in the 1940's by Peter Marshall, and all the more relevant today! (click on images to enlarge for easier reading)

(though preached to Americans its message is equally applicable to Canadians, as is the prayer on the last page!)

Oh, Canada, lest you become

A nation to God’s Presence numb

A nation without thought or prayer

To He who holds us in His care…

O Canada, lest you forget

The Foundation forefathers set

O pray, the God that led them here

Is He whom we choose to revere

O, Canada, still strong and free

How certain your downfall will be

If we reject the Cornerstone

That this country was founded on

O Canada, of cities grand

Fresh-water lakes and rich farmland

Your freedom beckons throngs to come

So they may call Canada ‘Home’

O, Canada, your future waits

Then pray the keepers of its gates

Before we are a land bereft

Will salvage what footing is left

© Janet Martin

We, the people, not the politicians, are the keepers of its gates/springs. 

Pray we accept this charge with holy awe!