Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: America, bravery, citizen, country, courage, determination, earth, faith, flag, freedom, glory, God, government, honor, humanity, inspiration, integrity, justice, liberty, life, loyalty, man, Memorial Day, nation, price, pride, principles, spirit, strength, woman, world
Yankee Doodle/Patriotic Poetry
I Am The Flag
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I am the flag of the United States of America.
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I was born on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia.
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There the Continental Congress adopted my stars and stripes as the
national flag.
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My thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with a union of
thirteen white stars in a field of blue, represented a new
constellation, a new nation dedicated to the personal and religious
liberty of mankind.
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Today fifty stars signal from my union, one for each of the fifty
sovereign states in the greatest constitutional republic the world has
ever known.
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My colors symbolize the patriotic ideals and spiritual qualities of
the citizens of my country.
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My red stripes proclaim the fearless courage and integrity of American
men and boys and the self-sacrifice and devotion of American mothers
and daughters.
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My white stripes stand for liberty and equality for all.
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My blue is the blue of heaven, loyalty, and faith.
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I represent these eternal principles: liberty, justice, and humanity.
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I embody American freedom: freedom of speech, religion, assembly, the
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May 31 2010
Posted: under "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: blessings, bliss, Caribbean, celebration, country, God, guidance, happiness, Independence Day, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, justice, knowledge, leaders, life, link, love, music, Ocho Rios, pride, respect, service, St Ann, strength, truth, video, vision, wisdom
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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In celebration of Jamaica ’s 47th Independence Day!!
(View video below) — Enjoy!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi4A8AJ9QBM
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Sing along:
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner".
Tags: adult, allegiance, amendment, America, appeal, candidate, citizenship, constituency, court, decision, Director, election, electorate, foreign, Jamaican, judge, judgment, justice, link, nomination, notice, passport, petition, politics, power, president, representative
NEWS
Court of Appeal’s reasons revealed [updated]
Posted: 2009-03-13 16:23:12
The Court of Appeal cited the role of the electorate in determining a political representative as among its reasons for not awarding the West Portland constituency to the PNP’s Abe Dabdoub.
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In its 82-page written judgement handed down this afternoon, the appeal judges pointed to established precedent for their decision.
..In arriving at their decision to uphold the ruling for a by election, Justices Seymour Panton, Algernon Smith and Karl Harrison relied on the 1977 election case of Mattison v Junor.
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Mar 14 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
Tags: America, attitude, ceremony, clergy, compassion, diversity, election, faith, forgiveness, God, honor, inauguration, justice, life, link, Lord, love, mercy, nation, photos, politics, prayer, president, respect, scripture, sermon, service, tolerance, voters
Inaugural prayers aim for a more diverse America
AP – The Rev. Rick Warren, of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., gives the invocation as President-elect …
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By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer
The clergy were Protestant, and so was the new head of state. But the inauguration Tuesday of President Barack Obama aimed for a much broader audience: an increasingly diverse America, where people want their beliefs acknowledged in the nation’s most important ceremony. In his address, Obama referred to God and Scripture, saying, “the time has come to set aside childish things,” from 1 Corinthians.
But he also reached out to American secularists, calling the United States, “a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and nonbelievers.” The Center for Inquiry and the Council for Secular Humanism, based in Amherst, N.Y., called recognition in the inaugural address “truly historic and remarkable.”
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Jan 22 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
Tags: America, compassion, courage, dignity, dream, earth, education, equality, faith, forgiveness, freedom, heart, holidays, humanity, humility, inspiration, justice, leaders, legacy, life, love, man, Martin Luther King, nation, peace, power, principle, scripture, servant, service, spirit, tolerance, tribute, truth, unity, values, victory, vision, woman, world
“It’s LOVE that make the world go ’round . . . !”
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If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven played music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr
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“…whosoever will be great among you shall be your servant; and whosoever among you will be the first shall be the servant of all.”
Mark 9:35
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The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Coretta Scott King
for The King Center
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.
Jan 15 2009
Posted: under "Life is precious handle with PRAYER!".
Tags: , appreciation, freedom, habit, justice, life, new year, peace, prayer, relationship, understanding, values, voice, wisdom, world
O source of wisdom and understanding…Show us what we can do in our lives to become peace and justice makers.
Show us the connections between our efforts for peace and peace in the world.
Help me grow in appreciation of peace, justice and freedom.
