A Day of Deliverance

It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations, from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. -- John Adams

John Adams, who later became the second president of the United States, understood clearly the momentous significance of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

He understood the results that would follow the publication of this Declaration, and the price that would be required from the new nation as a whole and many of the signers individually.

Today we remember and celebrate the tremendous sacrifices made by so many, that America could become the land of the free and the home of the brave. May we remain so always.

A very interesting rendition of the heroic signers of the Declaration of Independence is published by the US Senate Republican Policy Committee at http://rpc.senate.gov/releases/1998/founders.htm

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." These men relied upon God, who established their work, and they called upon us to commemorate this day with solemn acts of devotion to Him and celebration.

No better way to spend the 4th of July.