2020-27 Stitched Together

Did you ever think of just what makes up our country’s flag? Yes, there are stripes, a patch of blue, and some five-pointed stars--but they are just pieces of cloth.
However, when the 13 stripes of alternate red and white, representing the thirteen original states, are put together and the field of blue is in place with the stars, representing the “constellation” of 50 states--all securely held together by thousands of stitches--then we no longer have pieces of cloth and patches, but the flag of the United Sates, the emblem of our country.
I think that all those stitches represent us--”we, the people”--that every one of us is represented in the flag by a stitch holding the flag together. And as long as we are strong, holding steadfastly to our job of being good American citizens, our country will remain “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
All of you know what would happen to a flag if some of the stitches failed to hold. The flag would fall apart or unravel. That is exactly what can happen to our country if we do not try to be good Americans. Our America can lose its “Oneness.”
Let’s say, “We will not let that happen.” We will all of us, on this day and every day, continue to do our best, to help others, and to show by our actions that we are worthy of our country.