Conversation in the pew Sunday

[Freddie]

Yesterday we had Hymn Requests and someone always asks for one of the patriotic ones at the end of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELCA) hymnal. After we sang "America the Beautiful" the woman sitting in front of me turned around and whispered "I hate what Trump is doing to this country." Told her I couldn't agree more. My fellow parishioner is an 80-something widow.
That conversation made my day.
I play in a community concert band and for our many summer concerts we play a lot of patriotic stuff which the audience loves. I have never in my life felt less patriotic.

[wasupaloopa]

1. The way I look at it is that trump in a temporary occupant in the White House. He isn't America and

he isn't the country. He isn't what patriotism stands for.

This too shall pass.

[Freddie]

6. Sure hope so

That's what DH tells me. I know it was a clusterfuck that made our present "leadership" but I can't profess love for a country that let this happen.

[left-of-center2012]

2. Why is "America the Beautiful" considered a hymn?

[eShirl]

4. because it implores God shed his grace on the country

[Ohiogal]

3. Feeling patriotic and love for my country

Is just one of the many things tRump and our new military style "shoot first and ask questions later" police has ruined for me, too.

[safeinOhio]

5. My old church use to sing

Imagine by John Lennon.

[guillaumeb]

7. And do you imagine? eom

[guillaumeb]

8. Trump is an outbreak of an old disease.

The country can and will recover.

[efhmc]

9. My daughter and grandson were at the youth gathering in Houston.

They had truly inspiring speakers and did some service projects around town. Except for the "humidity" they all loved Houston.

[Freddie]

10. Been following some of that on FB

Very proud to be part of the ELCA.